56 Bible Verses about Rest

For a man who has entered into his rest, he has also rested from his works, as God did from his own.

For those who believe enter into that rest, just as he said, So I swore in my wrath, They will not enter into my rest, although the works occurred from the foundation of the world.

Come to me, all ye who labor and have been burdened, and I will give you rest.

And LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he swore to their fathers. And there stood not a man of all their enemies before them. LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Six days work shall be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a Sabbath of solemn rest to LORD. Whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.

But now LORD my God has given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

Six days thou shall do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shall rest, that thine ox and thy donkey may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.

and give him no rest, till he establishes, and till he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Six days thou shall work, but on the seventh day thou shall rest; in plowing time and in harvest thou shall rest.

And thou shall be secure, because there is hope. Yea, thou shall search [about thee], and shall take thy rest in safety.

but in the seventh year shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to LORD. Thou shall neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

There is no peace, says LORD, to the wicked.

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only, 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 finished his work which he had made, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

For thus said lord LORD, the Holy One of Israel, Ye shall be saved in returning and rest. Your strength shall be in quietness and in confidence. And ye would not,

There remains therefore a Sabbath for the people of God.

Return to thy rest, O my soul, for LORD has dealt bountifully with thee.

In peace I will both lay down and sleep, for thou, LORD, alone make me dwell in safety.

For they do not sleep unless they do evil. And their sleep is taken away unless they cause to fall.

For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which LORD thy God gives thee.

so that your faith would not be in wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

And he said to them, Come ye yourselves in private into a desolate place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no opportunity even to eat.

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

And he said to them, This is that which LORD has spoken, Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to LORD. Bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil, and all that remains over lay up for you to be kept until t

It shall be to you a Sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, ye shall keep your Sabbath.

Thus says LORD: The people who were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness, even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

This is my resting place forever. Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to LORD. Whoever does any work on 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 resting-place, because of uncleanness that destroys, even with a grievous destruction.

to whom he said, This is the rest. Give ye rest to him who is weary. And this is the refreshing. Yet they would not hear.

There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.

When the unclean spirit departs out of the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest. And not finding, it says, I will return to my house from where I came out.

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken about another day after these things.

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

Thus says LORD, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What manner of house will ye build to me, and what place shall be my rest?

It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of toil, [for] so he gives sleep to his beloved.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous, that the righteous not put forth their hands to iniquity.

I am not at ease, nor am I quiet, neither have I rest, but trouble comes.

And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would 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 on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. Ye shall do no manner of work. It is a Sabbath to LORD in all your dwellings.

And they answered the agent of LORD who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sits 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 to Israel in his days.

until LORD has given your brothers rest, as you, and they also have possessed the land which LORD your God gives them. Then ye shall return to the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of LORD gave you be

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

but the seventh year thou shall let it rest and lay fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat, and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shall deal with thy vineyard, [and] with thy oliveyard.