68 verses contain “laugh” (in the KJV: 57, in the BSB: 37) — showing 1–68
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Then Abraham fell upon his face, and
laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall
Sarah, that is
ninety years old, bear?
Abraham fell facedown. Then he
laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can
Sarah give birth at the age of
ninety?”
Therefore
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
So she
laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did
Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a
surety bear a child, which am old?
And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did
Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’
Then
Sarah denied, saying, I
laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said,
Nay; but thou
didst laugh.
But
Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not
laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did
laugh.”
And
Sarah said, God hath made me to
laugh, so that all that hear will
laugh with me.
Then
Sarah said, “God has made me
laugh, and
everyone who hears of this will
laugh with me.”
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this
kid, and thou hast not found her.
“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a
laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a
laughingstock to their enemies.
This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of
Zion hath
despised thee, and
laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee.
This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of
Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and
Manasseh as far as
Zebulun; but the people
scorned and
mocked them.
But when
Sanballat the Horonite,
Tobiah the
Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they
mocked us and
ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
He will yet fill your mouth with
laughter, and your lips with a
shout of joy.
If the
scourge slay suddenly, he will
laugh at the trial of the innocent.
When the
scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the
despair of the innocent.
I am as one
mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is
laughed to
scorn.
The righteous see it, and are
glad: and the innocent
laugh them to
scorn.
The righteous see it and are
glad; the innocent
mock them:
If I
laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
If I
smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.
What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
Yet when she proudly spreads her wings, she laughs at the horse and its rider.
He mocketh at fear, and is not
affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
He
laughs at fear,
frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.
A club is regarded as straw, and he
laughs at the sound of the
lance.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall
laugh: the Lord shall have them in
derision.
The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord taunts them.
All they that see me
laugh me to
scorn: they shoot out the
lip, they
shake the head saying,
The Lord shall
laugh at him: for he
seeth that his day is coming.
but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
Thou makest us a
byword among the heathen, a
shaking of the head among the people.
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
The righteous will see and fear; they will
mock the
evildoer, saying,
But thou, O LORD, shalt
laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in
derision.
But You, O LORD,
laugh at them; You
scoff at all the nations.
Thou makest us a
strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies
laugh among themselves.
You make us
contend with our neighbors; our enemies
mock us.
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.
Then our mouths were filled with
laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
I also will
laugh at your
calamity; I will
mock when your fear cometh;
Even in
laughter the heart may
ache, and joy may end in sorrow.
If a wise man contendeth with a
foolish man, whether he
rage or
laugh, there is no rest.
If a wise man goes to court with a
fool, there will be
raving and
laughing with no resolution.
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall
rejoice in time to come.
Strength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
A time to
weep, and a time to
laugh; a time to
mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to
weep and a time to
laugh, a time to
mourn and a time to dance,
Sorrow is better than
laughter: for by the
sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than
laughter, for a
sad countenance is good for the heart.
A feast is made for
laughter, and wine maketh
merry: but money answereth all things.
A feast is prepared for
laughter, and wine makes life
merry, but money is the answer for everything.
This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of
Zion, hath
despised thee, and
laughed thee to
scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee.
this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of
Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.
O LORD, thou hast
deceived me, and I was
deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in
derision daily, every one mocketh me.
Jerusalem remembered in the days of her
affliction and of her
miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the
adversaries saw her, and did
mock at her sabbaths.
In the days of her
affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her,
laughing at her
downfall.
I was a
derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be
laughed to
scorn and had in
derision; it containeth much.
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring
scorn and
derision, for it holds so much.
And they shall
scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a
scorn unto them: they shall
deride every strong hold; for they shall
heap dust, and take it.
They
scoff at kings and make rulers an object of
scorn. They
laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
He said unto them, Give place: for the
maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they
laughed him to
scorn.
“Go away,” He told them. “The
girl is not dead, but
asleep.” And they
laughed at Him.
And they
laughed him to
scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the
damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the
damsel was lying.
And they
laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that
weep now: for ye shall
laugh.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who
weep now, for you will
laugh.
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger.
Woe unto you that
laugh now! for ye shall
mourn and
weep.
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger.
Woe to you who
laugh now, for you will
mourn and
weep.
And they
laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead.
And yet for all this the king
gaped and
gazed upon her with open mouth: if she
laughed upon him, he
laughed also: but if she took any displeasure at him, the king was
fain to
flatter, that she might be
reconciled to him again.
Heal the broken and the weak,
laugh not a
lame man to
scorn, defend the
maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of my clearness.
For, lo, it will be a shame for our person, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company; for if we draw her not unto us, she will
laugh us to
scorn.
O Lord, give not thy
sceptre unto them that be nothing, and let them not
laugh at our fall; but turn their
device upon themselves, and make him an example, that hath begun this against us.
For they, that promised to drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of fear, worthy to be
laughed at.
A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be
laughed to
scorn of his enemies.
Laugh no man to
scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth.
And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or
thrice, and at the last he will
laugh thee to
scorn afterward, when he
seeth thee, he will
forsake thee, and
shake his head at thee.
If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, she will make thee a
laughingstock to thine enemies that
malign thee.
How
oft, and of how many shall he be
laughed to
scorn! for he knoweth not
aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not.
Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him, and lest thou
gnash thy teeth in the end.
Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, lest she make thee a
laughingstock to thine enemies, and a
byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee
ashamed before the multitude.
Then
laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the
pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these.
Thou alone liftest up
thyself against us, and I am
laughed to
scorn for thy sake, and reproached: and why
dost thou
vaunt thy power against us in the mountains?
But she bowing herself toward him,
laughing the cruel
tyrant to
scorn, spake in her country language on this manner; O my son, have
pity upon me that bare thee nine months in my
womb, and gave thee such three years, and
nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age, and
endured the troubles of education.
