Bible Verses About Sleep & Rest

“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.”

“In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.”

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.”

“Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.”

“Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

“The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.”

“I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.”

“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.””

“for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.””

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.”

“And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.”

“I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.”

“How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?”

“Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves; but Jesus was sleeping.”

“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.”

“He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.”

“The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.”

“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

“And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.””

“And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.”

“This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’”

“In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.”

“There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.”

“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.”

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”

“If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—”

“Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.”

“And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.””

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.”

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.”

“Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.”

“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.”

“I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”

“You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’””

“Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.”

“But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.”

“For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.””

“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!””

“You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.”

“For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.”

““Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.”

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”