Biblical Concept: Laugh

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Findings

Sarah, laughter, and the Lord.

Abraham, God, promise, laughed.

The righteous: will laugh at him.

God laughs and scoffs at the nations.

Rejected wisdom: laugh at your calamity, mock your dread.

^NAS Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

^NAS Psalm 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them. Context: Group human

volition hates Jesus. God laughs and scoffs.

Lord laughs at the wicked.

^NAS Proverbs 29:9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, The foolish man either rages

or laughs, and there is no rest.

^NAS Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.

^NAS Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

⁶ For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool, And this too is futility. Chaldeans: mock kings, rulers a laughing matter, laugh at every fortress.

Jeremiah: “I have become a laughingstock all day long.”

Jeremiah: “I have become a laughingstock to all my people.”

Ostrich: She laughs at the horse and his rider.

War horse: “He laughs at fear and is not dismayed.”

Leviathan: “He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.”

Restored Zion: “our mouth was filled with laughter.”

“let your laughter be turned into mourning”

Getting oriented to God is no laughing matter.

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Laugh

^NAS Genesis 18:13 And the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, when I am so old?' (Sarah, laughter, and the Lord.)

¹⁵ Sarah denied it however, saying, "I did not laugh"; for she was afraid. And He said, "No, but you did laugh."

^NAS Genesis 21:6 And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me."

^NAS Job 5:22 "You will laugh at violence and famine, Neither will you be afraid of wild beasts.

^NAS Psalm 52:6 And the righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, (The righteous: will laugh at him.)

Context: Psalm 52:6-9 ⁶ And the righteous will see and fear, And will laugh at him, saying, ⁷ "Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches, And was strong in his evil desire." ⁸ But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. ⁹ I will give Thee thanks forever, because Thou hast done it, And I will wait on Thy name, for it is good, in the presence of Thy godly ones.

^NAS Psalm 59:8 But Thou, O LORD, dost laugh at them; Thou dost scoff at all the nations. (God laughs and scoffs at the nations.)

^NAS Psalm 80:6 Thou dost make us an object of contention to our neighbors; And our enemies laugh among themselves. (Israel: “our enemies laugh among themselves.”)

^NAS Proverbs 1:26 I will even laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, (Rejected wisdom: laugh at your calamity, mock your dread.)

^NAS Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance. (All)

^NAS Habakkuk 1:10 "They mock at kings, And rulers are a laughing matter to them. They laugh at every fortress, And heap up rubble to capture it. (Chaldeans: mock kings, rulers a laughing matter, laugh at every fortress.)

^NAS Luke 6:21 "Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

²⁵ "Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.

Laughs

^NAS Genesis 17:17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" (Abraham, God, promise, laughed.)

^NAS Genesis 18:12 And Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"

^NAS 2 Chronicles 30:10 So the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, and as far as Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

^NAS Ezekiel 23:32 "Thus says the Lord God, 'You will drink your sister's cup, Which is deep and wide. You will be laughed at and held in derision; It contains much.

Laughing

^NAS Habakkuk 1:10 "They mock at kings, And rulers are a laughing matter to them. They laugh at every fortress, And heap up rubble to capture it. (Chaldeans: mock kings, rulers a laughing matter, laugh at every fortress.)

^NAS Matthew 9:24 He began to say, "Depart; for the girl has not died, but is asleep." And they began laughing at Him.

^NAS Mark 5:40 And they began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He took along the child's father and mother and His own companions, and entered the room where the child was.

^NAS Luke 8:53 And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died.

Laughingstock

^NAS Genesis 38:23 Then Judah said, "Let her keep them, lest we become a laughingstock. After all, I sent this kid, but you did not find her."

^NAS Psalm 44:14 Thou dost make us a byword among the nations, A laughingstock among the peoples. (Israel: A laughingstock among the peoples.)

^NAS Jeremiah 20:7 O LORD, Thou hast deceived me and I was deceived; Thou hast overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; Everyone mocks me. (Jeremiah: “I have become a laughingstock all day long.”)

^NAS Jeremiah 48:26 "Make him drunk, for he has become arrogant toward the LORD; so Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock.

²⁷ "Now was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Or was he caught among thieves? For each time you speak about him you shake your head in scorn.

³⁹ "How shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back-- he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him."

^NAS Lamentations 3:14 I have become a laughingstock to all my people, Their mocking song all the day. (Jeremiah: “I have become a laughingstock to all my people.”)

Laughs

^NAS Job 39:18 "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. (Ostrich: She laughs at the horse and his rider.)

²² "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. (War horse: “He laughs at fear and is not dismayed.”)

^NAS Job 41:29 "Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin. (Leviathan: “He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.”)

^NAS Psalm 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them. (All) (God versus group human volition.) (Context: Them = nations, peoples, kings, rulers, judges.) (Context: Group human volition hates Jesus. God laughs and scoffs.)

^NAS Psalm 37:13 The Lord laughs at him; For He sees his day is coming. (Lord laughs at the wicked.)

(The Context: Psalm 37:12-17 ¹² The wicked plots against the righteous, And gnashes at him with his teeth. ¹³ The Lord laughs at him; For He sees his day is coming. ¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct. ¹⁵ Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. ¹⁶ Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked will be broken; But the LORD sustains the righteous.)

^NAS Proverbs 29:9 When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man, The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest. (All)

Laughter

^NAS Genesis 21:6 And Sarah said, "God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me." (Sarah, laughter, and the Lord.)

^NAS Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, And your lips with shouting. (Sorry comforters.)

^NAS Psalm 126:2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." (Restored Zion: “our mouth was filled with laughter.”)

^NAS Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief. (All)

^NAS Ecclesiastes 2:2 I said of laughter, "It is madness," and of pleasure, "What does it accomplish?"

^NAS Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy. (All)

⁶ For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool, And this too is futility. (All)

^NAS James 4:9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy to gloom. (Getting oriented to God is no laughing matter.) (Context: James 4:8-10 ⁸ Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. ⁹ Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy to gloom. ¹⁰ Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.)

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