57 Bible Verses about Rest

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

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

And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

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

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

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.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.

That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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

And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?

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.

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

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

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.