30+ Cheerful Bible Verses About Laughter
Published March 21, 2023
They say that laughter is the best medicine – and we couldn’t agree more. Aside from its health benefits, it can also improve our mood and enhances our relationships with others.
But when was the last time that you had a good laugh? In our fast-paced world, it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life and forget how important it is to have some fun.
Fortunately, God did not forget about laughter. He knows we need moments of joy amid our troubles. That’s why, in this post, we gathered some of the most popular Bible verses about laughter and joy. Whatever mood you’re in right now, may these verses remind us that even in the toughest times, laughter and joy can still fill our hearts.
Bible Verses About Laughter and Joy
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- Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. – Ecclesiastes 7:3
- And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. – Luke 1:14
- When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. – Matthew 2:10
- And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. – Luke 2:10
- Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. “Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.” – Luke 6:21
- He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouting. – Job 8:21
- A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance – Ecclesiastes 3:4
- In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16
- For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. – Isaiah 55:12
- Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving. – Ephesians 5:4
- But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. – 1 Peter 4:13
- Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. – Philippians 4:4
- The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. – Zephaniah 3:17
- Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10
- Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. – Habakkuk 3:18
- And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun. – Ecclesiastes 8:15
- Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. – Jeremiah 31:13
- May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. – Romans 15:13
Psalms About Laughter
- Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” – Psalm 126:2
- Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! – Psalm 32:11
- You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. – Psalm 16:11
- Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. – Psalm 43:4
- You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. – Psalm 4:7
- I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. – Psalm 16:8-9
- This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. – Psalm 118:24
- You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. – Psalm 30:11
- Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises! – Psalm 98:4
- The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. – Psalm 65:12-13
Proverbs About Laughter
- Even in laughter the heart may ache, and the end of joy may be grief. – Proverbs 14:13
- A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. – Proverbs 15:13
- A joyful heart is a good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. – Proverbs 17:22
- All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast. – Proverbs 15:15
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