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
General references
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.