Bible Verses about “sleep”
The Bible contains 14 verses about sleep across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“"Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.”
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.”
“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."”
“It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.”
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.”
“How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?”
“In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety. For the Chief Musician, with the flutes. A Psalm by David.”
“Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.”
“He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.”
“Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.”
“Don't love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.”
“I laid myself down and slept. I awakened; for Yahweh sustains me.”
“The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.”