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Want to know what the Bible says about Laughter? Here are 60 Bible verses about Laughter from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Proverbs 17:22 NIV
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
188
Job 8:21 NIV
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
    and your lips with shouts of joy.
167
Psalm 126:2 NIV
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
    our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them.”
137
Ecclesiastes 3:4 NIV
    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
105
Luke 6:21 NIV
Blessed are you who hunger now,
    for you will be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now,
    for you will laugh.
91
James 5:13 NIV
Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.
56
Proverbs 15:15 NIV
All the days of the oppressed are wretched,
    but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
43
Proverbs 14:13 NIV
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
    and rejoicing may end in grief.
42
Genesis 21:6 NIV
Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
40
Psalm 2:4 NIV
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
    the Lord scoffs at them.
35

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