Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  5000 Humanity  »  5760 Human attitudes and behaviour  »  5880 humour

A time and place for humour

Ecclesiastes 3:1-4

Touches of humour in Scripture

Things people found funny

Genesis 18:12 See also Genesis 17:17

Humour at others' expense

Job 12:4

OT writers found wordplay humorous

Micah 1:10-11

Some passages seem to have a humorous intent

See also 1 Kings 18:27

Jesus Christ's hearers would probably have found his exaggeration (or “hyperbole”) funny:

Matthew 19:24; Luke 6:42 Acts 12:13-16

See also

5356  irony
5900  laughter