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What Does the Bible Say About Laugh?

Here are 17 Bible verses about laugh, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Genesis 21:6

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

    BSBThen Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

  2. #2Ecclesiastes 3:4

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

    BSBa time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

  3. #3Luke 6:21

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

    BSBBlessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

  4. #4Proverbs 17:22

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

    BSBA joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

  5. #5Psalms 2:4

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

    BSBThe One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.

  6. #6Genesis 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. Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

    BSBSo she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.” But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”

  7. #7Psalms 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.

    BSBThen our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

  8. #8Proverbs 14:13

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

    BSBEven in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.

  9. #9Job 8:21

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

    BSBHe will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

  10. #10Proverbs 31:25

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

    BSBStrength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.

  11. #11Luke 6:25

    Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

    BSBWoe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

  12. #12James 4:9

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

    BSBGrieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

  13. #13Psalms 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.

    BSBThe wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them, but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

  14. #14Proverbs 29:9

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

    BSBIf a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

  15. #15Psalms 59:8

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

    BSBBut You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.

  16. #16Genesis 18:12

    Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

    BSBSo she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

  17. #17Psalms 37:13

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

    BSBbut the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.

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