Topic

Laughter

Passages from across the Bible

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

A time for

  • Ecclesiastes 3:4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

Attributed to God

  • Psalm 37:13 but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
  • Psalm 59:8 But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
  • Proverbs 1:26 in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

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Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “laughter” →

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.