What Does The Bible Say About?

Sleep

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Proverbs 3:24

1,022 helpful votes

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

Psalm 4:8

901 helpful votes

I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 127:2

690 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 20:13

370 helpful votes

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

Psalm 3:5

323 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 6:10

198 helpful votes

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 6:9

194 helpful votes

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

Psalm 121:3-4

153 helpful votes

He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

Psalm 132:4-5

147 helpful votes

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Psalm 91:1-16

143 helpful votes

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, . . .

Matthew 8:24

133 helpful votes

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

Matthew 11:28-30

97 helpful votes

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Ecclesiastes 5:12

81 helpful votes

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

Matthew 9:24

76 helpful votes

“Go away,” He told them. “The girl is not dead, but asleep.” And they laughed at Him.

Job 14:12

72 helpful votes

so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.

Psalm 23:1-6

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

Mark 5:39

66 helpful votes

He went inside and asked, “Why all this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead, but asleep.”

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

62 helpful votes

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him. By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise. After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. . . .

John 11:12

62 helpful votes

His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.”

Isaiah 26:3

57 helpful votes

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

Matthew 11:28

48 helpful votes

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

Isaiah 35:3-6

44 helpful votes

Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Mark 4:38

40 helpful votes

But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”

Matthew 6:34

37 helpful votes

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

1 Kings 19:5

36 helpful votes

Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

Job 33:15

36 helpful votes

In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

John 14:1-3

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“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well. In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.

1 Peter 5:7

34 helpful votes

Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Genesis 2:21

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So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

Jeremiah 31:26

33 helpful votes

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

Job 11:19

33 helpful votes

You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.

John 11:11

33 helpful votes

After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.”

1 Thessalonians 4:15-16

31 helpful votes

By the word of the Lord, we declare to you that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

Philippians 4:6-7

31 helpful votes

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Proverbs 3:21-24

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My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment. They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck. Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Daniel 6:18

30 helpful votes

Then the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No entertainment was brought before him, and sleep fled from him.

Isaiah 65:21-23

29 helpful votes

They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands. They will not labor in vain or bear children doomed to disaster; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD—they and their descendants with them.

Luke 8:23

29 helpful votes

As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.

Daniel 2:1

28 helpful votes

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

2 Timothy 1:7

27 helpful votes

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

Isaiah 26:3-4

27 helpful votes

You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Psalm 127:1-2

27 helpful votes

A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.

Psalm 3:4-5

27 helpful votes

To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.

Isaiah 30:15

24 helpful votes

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.”

Matthew 10:28

24 helpful votes

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 27:52

23 helpful votes

The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

Proverbs 1:33

23 helpful votes

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

Proverbs 6:10-11

23 helpful votes

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Romans 8:6

23 helpful votes

The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

John 14:27

22 helpful votes

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.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

21 helpful votes

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

Matthew 26:45

20 helpful votes

Then He returned to the disciples and said, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Look, the hour is near, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

Acts 7:60

19 helpful votes

Falling on his knees, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Exodus 33:14

19 helpful votes

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

Psalm 121:4

19 helpful votes

Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

Psalm 13:3

19 helpful votes

Consider me and respond, O LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death,

Psalm 132:4

19 helpful votes

I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,

Psalm 16:9

19 helpful votes

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

Psalm 46:10

19 helpful votes

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

Proverbs 19:15

18 helpful votes

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Isaiah 41:10

17 helpful votes

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

Matthew 11:29

17 helpful votes

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Psalm 55:22

17 helpful votes

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

Genesis 15:12

16 helpful votes

As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

Psalm 46:1

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For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Ephesians 5:14

15 helpful votes

So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

Philippians 4:6

15 helpful votes

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

Romans 13:11

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And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

Acts 12:6

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On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

Job 7:1-21

14 helpful votes

“Is not man consigned to labor on earth? Are not his days like those of a hired hand? Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages. So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me. When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn. My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering. . . .

Luke 8:52

14 helpful votes

Meanwhile, everyone was weeping and mourning for her. But Jesus said, “Stop weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”

Proverbs 31:1-31

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These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him: What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows? Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink, lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice. . . .

1 Thessalonians 5:7

13 helpful votes

For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.

Esther 6:1

13 helpful votes

That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

Mark 4:27

13 helpful votes

Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.

Colossians 3:15

12 helpful votes

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.

Ezekiel 34:25

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I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.

Job 11:18

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You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.

Matthew 6:6

12 helpful votes

But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Psalm 127:5

12 helpful votes

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

2 Corinthians 3:17

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Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

John 11:14

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So Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead,

Mark 6:31

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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.

1 Thessalonians 4:1-18

10 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more. For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God; . . .

Ecclesiastes 8:16

10 helpful votes

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Isaiah 49:16

10 helpful votes

Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are ever before Me.

Job 7:13-14

10 helpful votes

When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint, then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

Psalm 116:7

10 helpful votes

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

Colossians 1:1-29

9 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints— the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel . . .

Genesis 2:3

9 helpful votes

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

Proverbs 24:1-34

9 helpful votes

Do not envy wicked men or desire their company; for their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble. By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength. . . .

Psalm 121:1-4

9 helpful votes

A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber. Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

Acts 20:9

8 helpful votes

And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.

Colossians 2:1-23

8 helpful votes

For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face, that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric. For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ. . . .

Revelation 1:1

8 helpful votes

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Daniel 2:1-49

7 helpful votes

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.” Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.” The king replied to the astrologers, “My word is final: If you do not tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will be cut into pieces and your houses will be reduced to rubble. . . .

Hebrews 4:9-11

7 helpful votes

There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.

Psalm 37:7

7 helpful votes

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.

Revelation 14:13

7 helpful votes

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

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