Bible Verses About Sleep (22+ Verses)

"When you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet."

"In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you, Yahweh alone, make me live in safety."

"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."

"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."

"How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?"

"Behold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep."

"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."

"He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."

"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."

"“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily 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.”"

"“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest."

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

"he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him."

"A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:"

"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day; nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. You will only look with your eyes, and see the recompense of the wicked. Because you have made Yahweh your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling. For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. They will bear you up in their hands, so that you won’t dash your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and cobra. You will trample the young lion and the serpent underfoot. “Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him. I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”"

"When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you."

"Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness."

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

"Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger."

"You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you."