Top 30 Bible Verses about Sweet Sleep

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

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep.

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

The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And you would be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you would dig around you and take your rest in safety.

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

My son, let them not depart from your eyes—Keep sound wisdom and discretion; So they will be life to your soul And grace to your neck. Then you will walk safely in your way, And your foot will not stumble.

After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was sweet to me.

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me.

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.

Now it happened on a certain day that He got into a boat with His disciples. And He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” And they launched out. But as they sailed He fell asleep.

But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.

Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.

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.

And He said to them, Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.

My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation, In secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

And He said, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.

Sleep, those little slices of death — how I loathe them.

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.