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Bible Verses About sleep

11 key scriptures

What does the Bible say about sleep? Browse 11 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Proverbs 3:24
King James (KJV)When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

11 Key Scriptures

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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