It is a common misconception that there are no references to humorous concepts or laughter in the Bible. Here are a few passages that indicate otherwise...
Proverbs 17:22
Psalm 126:2
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.”
Job 8:21
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Psalm 2.4
Proverbs 15:13
Psalm 32:11
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, “God has made laughter
for me; everyone who hears will laugh over me.”
Abraham, Sarah and the Angel, 1520
Jan Provost
Proverbs 14:13
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and
laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred
years old? Shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
Ephesians 5:4
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish
talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be
thanksgiving.
Psalm 16:11
Psalm 4:7
Psalm 37:13
Job 12:4
Romans 12:9
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by
sadness of face the heart is made glad.
Whoever channeled this bit of advice
might want to "rethink" this theory,
but I think I get it:
compassion fills people with hope
Whoever channeled this bit of advice
might want to "rethink" this theory,
but I think I get it:
compassion fills people with hope
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious,
seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
What an incredible speech from a seemingly unlikely source.
Goes to show how much heart goes into humor.
Goes to show how much heart goes into humor.
Zephaniah 3:17
...he will exult over you with loud singing
I cannot sing worth a bean, but I sure love it!
I cannot sing worth a bean, but I sure love it!
Psalm 47:1
Clap your hands, all peoples!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
Psalm 43:4
I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God.
Amphion and the Naiads Playing the Lyre, 1817
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Private Collection
James 5:13
Philippians 4:4
Luke 6:45
1 Kings 18:27
Irrespective of one's religious (or nonreligious) beliefs, joy and laughter in the Bible and other wisdom writings sit side by side with tales of agony, pain, and heartbreak. Be it God's world, or be it ours, laughter and joy are most certainly fruit in the garden of life.
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