Psalm 127:2

It is vain to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. Jehovah gives food to those he loves while they sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of the workingman is pleasant, whether he eats little or much. However the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.

Genesis 3:17-19

He said to Adam: Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Job 11:18

You will be secure because there is hope. You will look about you and take your rest in safety.

Psalm 3:5

I lie down and sleep. I wake up again because Jehovah continues to sustain me.

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep. For you alone, O Jehovah, make my dwelling safe and secure.

Psalm 39:5-6

Indeed, you have made the length of my days very short. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind.

Psalm 60:5

So that your loved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

Proverbs 31:15-18

She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household, and a portion to her maidens.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun. Behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with rejoicing. Consider goodness. This also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:20-23

My heart turned to grief over all for which I had labored and all my wisdom under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth and yet the appetite is not satisfied.

Jeremiah 31:26

At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.

Ezekiel 34:25

I will promise them peace. I will remove the wild animals from the land so that my sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

Acts 12:5-6

Peter was kept in prison. Prayer was made without ceasing by the congregation to God for him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Rise up

Bible References

Vain

Psalm 39:5
Indeed, you have made the length of my days very short. My life span is nothing compared to yours. Certainly, everyone alive is like a whisper in the wind.
Ecclesiastes 1:14
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun. Behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in my heart, Come now, I will test you with rejoicing. Consider goodness. This also is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
There is a man who is by himself, without a companion. He is without son or brother. There is no end to all his work. He never has enough wealth. Nor is his eye satisfied with riches. He never asks: For whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure? This too is vanity and a terrible problem.

Rise up

Proverbs 31:15
She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household, and a portion to her maidens.

For so he

Psalm 3:5
I lie down and sleep. I wake up again because Jehovah continues to sustain me.
Psalm 4:8
In peace I will both lie down and sleep. For you alone, O Jehovah, make my dwelling safe and secure.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of the workingman is pleasant, whether he eats little or much. However the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
Jeremiah 31:26
At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.
Ezekiel 34:25
I will promise them peace. I will remove the wild animals from the land so that my sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.
Acts 12:5
Peter was kept in prison. Prayer was made without ceasing by the congregation to God for him.

General references

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them: Be fruitful and increase in number. Fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and dominate the birds of the air. Have dominion over every living creature that moves on the ground.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
The sleep of the workingman is pleasant, whether he eats little or much. However the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.
Jeremiah 31:26
At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant.