27 Bible Verses about humor

Obscene, flippant, or vulgar talk is totally inappropriate. Instead, let there be thanksgiving.

that's what someone is like who lies to his neighbor and then says, "I was joking, wasn't I?"

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.

You'll hear of wars and rumors of wars. See to it that you aren't alarmed. These things must take place, but the end hasn't come yet,

then man's dust will go back to the earth, returning to what it was, and the spirit will return to the God who gave it.

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I'll raise him to life on the last day,

Now there were women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of young James and Joseph, and Salome.

But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceptively, because Shechem had dishonored their sister Dinah.

For God's nonsense is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength.

So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

"Look, now," his advisors suggested, "we've heard that the Israeli kings are merciful. So let's clothe ourselves with sackcloth, tie our hair back with ropes, and go out to the king of Israel. Maybe he'll spare your life."

But I must be on my way today, tomorrow, and the next day, because it's not possible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.'

What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God's approval.

Abraham agreed with Ephron, so he weighed out to Ephron the money to which he had agreed publicly while the Hittites were listening: 400 shekels of silver at the current merchant rate.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

At that time they attacked about 10,000 Moabites, all of whom were strong and valiant men. Not one man escaped.

He replied, "It's not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the puppies."

Then Pharaoh said, "You are lazy, lazy! That's why you're saying, "Let's go offer sacrifices to the LORD.'

Stop drinking only water, but use a little wine for your stomach because of your frequent illnesses.

But Hamor said this: "My son is deeply attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

"To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

Esau realized that Canaan women didn't please his father Isaac,

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they met together in the same place.

Later, Elisha left there to go up to Bethel, and as he was traveling along the road, some insignificant young men came from the city and started mocking him. They told him, "Get on up, baldy! Get on up, baldy!"

He looked behind him, took note of the young men, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears emerged from the woods and mauled 42 of the young men.

All at once something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again.

Elijah responded to the leader and to his entire company, "So I'm a man of God, am I? If so, may fire fall from heaven and devour you and your 50 soldiers"" Just then, fire fell from heaven and devoured him and his 50 soldiers.