Humor and laughter

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• Proverbs 17:22

  A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

• Psalms 126:2

  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.

• Job 8:21

  Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

• Ecclesiastes 3:4

  A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

• Genesis 21:6

  And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.

• Proverbs 14:13

  Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

• Proverbs 15:13

  A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

• Psalms 2:4

  He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

• Luke 6:21

  Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

• Psalms 37:13

  The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

• Ephesians 5:4

  Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

• Psalms 32:11

  Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

• Psalms 16:11

  Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

• Philippians 4:4

  Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

• Ecclesiastes 7:6

  For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

• Psalms 4:7

  Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

• Proverbs 15:15

  All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

• Proverbs 31:25

  Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

• Psalms 16:8–11

  I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. …

• Ecclesiastes 10:19

  A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

• Job 12:4

  I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

• Ecclesiastes 2:2

  I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

• James 5:13

  Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

• Psalms 59:8

  But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

• Psalms 37:12–13

  The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

• Revelation 1:1

  The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

• Habakkuk 1:10

  And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

• Zephaniah 3:17

  The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

• James 4:9

  Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

• Psalms 118:24

  This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

• Ecclesiastes 7:3

  Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

• Genesis 17:17

  Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

• Colossians 4:6

  Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

• Proverbs 29:9

  If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

• Genesis 18:12–15

  Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. …

• Matthew 9:24

  He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

• Psalms 47:1

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

• Psalms 1:1–6

  Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. …

• Psalms 43:4

  Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

• Nehemiah 8:10

  Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.