Proverbs 17:22
KJVA merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
WEBA cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Bible Verses About Laughter
12 Bible verses about laughter, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Job 8:21
KJVTill he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
WEBHe will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.
Psalm 126:2
KJVThen 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.
WEBThen our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for them.”
Ecclesiastes 3:4
KJVA time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
WEBa time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Luke 6:21
KJVBlessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
WEBBlessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
Genesis 21:6
KJVAnd Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
WEBSarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
Proverbs 15:15
KJVAll the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
WEBAll the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.
Proverbs 14:13
KJVEven in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
WEBEven in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
Psalm 37:13
KJVThe Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
WEBThe Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
James 5:13
KJVIs any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
WEBIs any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
Psalm 2:4
KJVHe that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
WEBHe who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.
Psalm 59:8
KJVBut thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
WEBBut you, Yahweh, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.
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