Sleep

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. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, — read the full passage →

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

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. — read the full passage →

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. — read the full passage →

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. — read the full passage →

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. — read the full passage →

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.

And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. — read the full passage →

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: — read the full passage →

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy.

And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. — read the full passage →