Leviticus 23:32
It [is] {a Sabbath of complete rest} for you, and you shall deny yourselves on the ninth [day] of the month in the evening--from evening to evening you must observe your [extraordinary] Sabbath."
Leviticus 16:31
It [is] {a Sabbath of complete rest} for you, and you shall deny yourselves--[it is] {a lasting statute}.
Leviticus 23:27
"Surely the Day of Atonement [is] on the tenth [day] of the seventh month; it shall be a holy assembly for you, and you shall deny yourselves, and you shall present an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
Psalm 35:13
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth. I weakened my soul with fasting, and my prayer {returned to me unanswered}.
Psalm 51:17
The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
Psalm 69:10-11
When I wept in the fasting of my soul, it became reproaches for me.
Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow with tears shall reap with rejoicing.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus says [the] high and lofty one who resides forever, and [whose] name [is] holy: "I reside [in] a high and holy place, and with [the] {contrite} and humble of spirit, to revive [the] spirit of [the] humble, and to revive [the] heart of [the] {contrite}.
Isaiah 57:18-19
I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; and I will lead him and give him and his mourners comfort as a recompense,
Isaiah 58:3-7
'Why do we fast, and you do not see [it]? We humiliate our soul, and you do not notice [it]?' Look! You find delight on the day of your fast, and you oppress all your workers!
Isaiah 61:3
to {give} for those in mourning in Zion, to give them a head wrap instead of ashes, [the] oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of a faint spirit. And {they will be called} oaks of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, to show his glory.
Matthew 5:4
Blessed [are] the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all [of you] who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
1 Corinthians 11:31
But if we were evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged.
Hebrews 4:3
For we who have believed enter into rest, just as he has said, "As I swore in my anger, '{They will never enter} into my rest.'" And yet these works have been accomplished from the foundation of the world.
Hebrews 4:11
Therefore, let us make every effort to enter into that rest, in order that no one may fall in the same pattern of disobedience.