What is the biblical basis for 'Holy laughter'? What is the biblical basis for Holy laughter? Here some examples.
Is there a  biblical basis for Holy laughter?
The short answer seems to be yes!
There seems to be a time for everything according to the Holy Book, at least Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 says so:

A Time for Everything
3 For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.

Here follows 14 Bible Verses about Joy in the Old Testament:


“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” — Proverbs 17:22

“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.” – Psaml 47:1

“God has a smile on His face.” — Psalm 42:5

“God, who sits in Heaven, laughs!” — Psalm 2:4

“He that is of a merry heart has a continual feast.” — Proverbs 15:15

“I commend mirth.” — Ecclesiastes 8:15

“I will turn their mourning into joy, I will comfort them and give them gladness for sorrow.” — Jeremiah 31:13

“Let the shield exult and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy.” — Psalm 96:12

“Let your heart be merry.” — Judges 19:6

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break into joyous song and sing praises.” — Psalm 98:4

“The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves wiht joy; The meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.” — Psalm 65:12-13

“Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, the Lord has done great things for them.” — Psalm 126:2

“You have turned my mourning into dancing; You have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.” — Psalm 30:11

“You shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and hills before you shall burst into song, and the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” — Isaiah 55:12