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LAUGHTER.—Laughter is used in the Bible in three ways. (1) It is opposed to weeping, as Ecc_3:4; Ecc_7:3, Job_8:21, Psa_126:2, Luk_6:21. (2) It expresses incredulity, as Gen_17:17; Gen_18:12. (3) It signifies derision, as Ps 2:14, Bel 18.