The word in Scripture
Laughter in the Bible
The word laughter appears 7 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Laughter is the overflow of joy that God restores. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.
What laughter means in the Bible
Laughter is the overflow of joy that God restores.
Where the word laughter appears
Here is every passage where the word laughter appears, in the words of the King James Bible:
“Then 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.”Psalms 126:2
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”Proverbs 14:13
“I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?”Ecclesiastes 2:2
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”Ecclesiastes 7:3
“For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.”Ecclesiastes 7:6
“A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.”Ecclesiastes 10:19
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”James 4:9
Laughter and the Lord Jesus
God turns weeping into laughter, and in Christ the sorrowing find their mouth filled with laughter.
Questions people ask
How many times does the word laughter appear in the Bible?
The word laughter appears 7 times in the King James Version of the Bible. That number counts the exact word, in its King James spelling, wherever it occurs.
What does laughter mean in the Bible?
Laughter is the overflow of joy that God restores.
How does laughter point to Jesus?
God turns weeping into laughter, and in Christ the sorrowing find their mouth filled with laughter.