57 Bible Verses about Rest

He who enters into his rest also rests from his own works, just as God did from his.

We who believe enter into the rest. As God said: I swore in my anger: 'They shall not enter into my rest.' Yet God's works were completed from the foundation of the world.

Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Jehovah granted them peace throughout the land. This is just as he had promised their ancestors. Not one of all their enemies was able to stand against them, because Jehovah gave the Israelites the victory over all their enemies.

You may work for six days. The seventh day is a holy day of worship (a Sabbath). It is a day when you do not work. It is dedicated to Jehovah. Whoever does any work on this day should be put to death.

Jehovah my God has given me peace on all my borders. I have no enemies, and there is no danger of attack.

My people will live in a peaceful place, in safe homes and quiet places of rest.

Work six days a week. Do no work on the seventh day. Allow your slaves and the foreigners who work for you and even your animals to rest.

and do not give him any rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it an object of praise throughout the earth.

You may work six days. On the seventh day you must not work. Even during the time of plowing or harvesting you must not work on this day.

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

But the seventh year is to be a sabbath year of complete rest for the land. It is a year dedicated to Jehovah. Do not plant your fields or prune your vineyards.

There is no peace for the wicked, says Jehovah.

I will wait calmly for God alone, because my hope comes from him.

Jehovah replied: I will go with you and give you peace.

By the seventh day God had finished his work. He rested from all his work on the seventh day.

The Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, says: Return to me and be saved. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me. But you do not want that!

There remains then a Sabbath rest for the people of God.

I will be at peace again because Jehovah has been good to you.

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

They do not sleep unless they have done evil. Their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.

For you have not as yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that Jehovah your God is giving you.

that your faith should not exist in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

He told them come into a secluded place and rest a while. For there were many people coming and going and they had no leisure time.

get into my bed, shut my eyes, or close my eyelids

Moses said: Jehovah has commanded that tomorrow is a holy day of rest, dedicated to God. Bake today what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Whatever is left should be put aside and kept for tomorrow.

It is a day of worship (sabbath), a day when you do not work. Humble yourselves starting on the evening of the ninth day of the month. From that evening to the next, observe the day of worship.

Jehovah says: The people who survived the sword (war) found favor in the wilderness. Israel went to find its rest.

This will be my resting place forever. Here I will sit enthroned because I want Zion.

Work may be done for six days. The seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest. It is holy to Jehovah. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day will definitely be put to death.

The whole earth rests and is quiet. It breaks out into shouts of joy.

Get up and go because this is not your resting-place. Uncleanness brings on destruction, a painful destruction.

He said: This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest, and, this is the refreshing. Yet they would not listen.

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

When an unclean spirit leaves a man it passes through desolate places. It seeks rest and finds none. It says, 'I will return from where I came.'

If Joshua had given them rest, he [God] would not have spoken afterwards about another day.

Naomi said: Wait until you find out what happened. The man will not rest till he sees this thing through.

This is what Jehovah says: Heaven is my throne. Earth is my footstool. Where can you people build a house or resting place for me?

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.

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest on the lot of the righteous in case the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity.

I have no peace. I have no quietness. I have no rest. I only have turmoil!

I said: If only I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.

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

You may work for six days. But the seventh day is a day of worship (Sabbath), a day when you do not work, and a holy assembly. Do not do any work. It is Jehovah's day of worship wherever you live.

They spoke to the Messenger (Angel) of Jehovah who stood among the myrtle-trees: We have patrolled the earth and the entire world is at rest.

You will have a son who will be a man of peace and rest, and I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. His name will be Solomon (peace), and I will grant Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

One hand full of quietness is better than two hands full of trouble and striving after wind.

Your brothers will possess the land Jehovah gave them until Jehovah gives your brothers rest. Then you will return to the land you possess and enjoy it. This is the land Jehovah's servant Moses gave you on this side of Jordan toward the sunrise (to the east).

If the people are worthy, let your blessing stand. If they are not worthy, let your peace return to you.

Let your land rest the seventh year. Do not harvest anything that grows on it. The poor may eat what grows there. The wild animals may have what is left. Do the same with your vineyards and your olive trees.