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Bible Verses About sleeping

9 key scriptures

What does the Bible say about sleeping? Browse 9 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Psalms 4:8
King James (KJV)I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

9 Key Scriptures

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
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.
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.
And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein .

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