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Bible Verses About Mirth
Find Bible verses about mirth — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about mirth?
The Bible addresses mirth with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Jeremiah 25:10
“Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.”
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Isaiah 24:8
“The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.”
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Ezekiel 21:10
“it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it condemns every tree.”
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Ecclesiastes 8:15
“Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.”
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Proverbs 14:13
“Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:4
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
Jeremiah 7:34
“Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the la...”
Nehemiah 8:12
“All the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.”
Ecclesiastes 2:1
“I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.”
Jeremiah 16:9
“For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the br...”
Isaiah 24:11
“There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.”
Genesis 31:27
“Why did you flee secretly, and deceive me, and didn't tell me, that I might have sent you away with mirth and with songs, with tambourine and with harp;”
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