90 Bible Verses about Sleep
Want to know what the Bible says about Sleep? Here are 90 Bible verses about Sleep from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 3:24 NIV
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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Psalm 4:8 NIV
In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
886
Psalm 127:2 NIV
In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.
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Proverbs 20:13 NIV
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
354
Psalm 3:5 NIV
I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
312
Proverbs 6:10 NIV
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest —
a little folding of the hands to rest —
195
Proverbs 6:9 NIV
How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
When will you get up from your sleep?
189
Psalm 121:3-4 NIV
3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
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Psalm 132:4-5 NIV
4 I will allow no sleep to my eyes
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 till I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
or slumber to my eyelids,
5 till I find a place for the Lord,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
144
Matthew 8:24 NIV
Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
129
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 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. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
95
Ecclesiastes 5:12 NIV
The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.
78
Matthew 9:24 NIV
he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him.
77
Job 14:12 NIV
so he lies down and does not rise;
till the heavens are no more, people will not awake
or be roused from their sleep.
till the heavens are no more, people will not awake
or be roused from their sleep.
72
Mark 5:39 NIV
He went in and said to them, “Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.”
64
John 11:12 NIV
His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.”
59
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
57
Matthew 11:28 NIV
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
48
Isaiah 35:3-6 NIV
3 Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees that give way;
4 say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
he will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
he will come to save you.”
steady the knees that give way;
4 say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come,
he will come with vengeance;
with divine retribution
he will come to save you.”
5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
6 Then will the lame leap like a deer,
and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert.
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
6 Then will the lame leap like a deer,
and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert.
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Mark 4:38 NIV
Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
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