Wisdom, Laughter and Lines is the second album by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott.

It was released on 23 October 2015 by Virgin EMI and was produced by long-time collaborator John Owen Williams.

[2] Wisdom, Laughter and Lines was announced on 1 September 2015, coinciding with the release of its first single, 'The Austerity of Love' and details regarding its supporting tour.

We had such a good run together previously and it’s just a real pleasure to be working with him again and singing these fantastic songs.” Contemporary reviews for Wisdom, Laughter and Lines were generally positive.

In a four-star review for AllMusic, Marcy Donelson stated, "Songwriter Heaton's comprehensive knowledge of and enthusiasm for pop music is on full display again, with songs that hit on Motown, reggae, honky tonk, post-punk, and Eastern European folk, among other styles.