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  2. Discover the meaning of Mirth in the Bible. Study the definition of Mirth with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.

  3. 1. (vi) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles. of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face ... /l/laugh.htm - 13k. Laughter (14 Occurrences) ... Proverbs 14:13 Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may. end in heaviness.

  4. Aug 3, 2024 · Mirth in the Bible refers to a state of joy or cheerfulness, often associated with celebration and happiness. It is frequently mentioned in relation to feasting and rejoicing in God’s blessings, as seen in passages like Ecclesiastes 3:13, where enjoying life’s pleasures is encouraged.

  5. Oct 17, 2024 · Mirth in the Bible represents joy, gladness, or festivity, typically associated with occasions of celebration and communal gatherings. Unlike the transient laughter often linked with folly, mirth in biblical terms can carry a profound, joyous connection to spiritual fulfillment and communal well-being.

  6. King James Dictionary. Mirth: Gladness; Rejoicing. For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us MIRTH, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

  7. MIRTH, n. merth. Social merriment; hilarity; high excitement of pleasurable feelings in company; noisy gayety; jollity. Mirth differs from joy and cheerfulness, as always implying noise. With genial joy to warm the soul, Bright Helen mixed a mirth-inspiring bowl.

  8. Mirth is short and transient; cheerfulness fixed and permanent. Those are often raised into the greatest transports of mirth who are subject to the greatest depressions of melancholy: on the contrary, cheerfulness, though it does not give such an exquisite gladness, prevents us from falling into any depths of sorrow.