Bible Verses About Sleep
Read peaceful Bible verses about sleep. Find scripture on God's gift of rest, overcoming insomnia, and experiencing peaceful sleep through trust.
Psalm 4:8
"In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety."
Psalm 3:5
"I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me."
Psalm 127:2
"In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves."
Proverbs 3:24
"When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet."
Proverbs 20:13
"Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare."
Proverbs 6:9
"How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?"
Proverbs 19:15
"Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry."
Ecclesiastes 5:12
"The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep."
Psalm 121:3
"He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;"
Psalm 121:4
"indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."
Proverbs 6:4
"Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids."
Job 33:15
"In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they slumber in their beds,"
1 Thessalonians 5:6
"So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober."
1 Thessalonians 5:7
"For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night."
Romans 13:11
"And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed."