43 Bible Verses about Restlessness

Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad, for they have heard evil news. They are melted away. There is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.

And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men of it. And Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was no man who could interpret them to

Better is little with the fear of LORD, than great treasure and trouble with it.

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams. And his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting, nor were instruments of music brought before him. And his sleep fled from him. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste to the den of lions.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossing to and fro to the dawning of the day. My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust. My skin closes up, and breaks out afresh.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am withered away. O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled. And thou, O LORD, how long? Return, O LORD, deliver my soul. Save me for thy loving kindness' sake.read more.
For in death there is no remembrance of thee. In Sheol who shall give thee thanks? I am weary with my groaning. Every night I make my bed to swim. I water my couch with my tears.

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me. My moisture was changed [as] with the drought of summer. Selah.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation, nor is there any health in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.read more.
I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned because of the disquietness of my heart. LORD, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart throbs, my strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.

I quieted [myself] until morning. As a lion, so he breaks all my bones. From day even to night will thou make an end of me. Like a swallow [or] a crane, so I chattered. I moaned as a dove. My eyes fail [with looking] upward. O LORD, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.

They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city of habitation. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

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.

And by thy sword thou shall live, and thou shall serve thy brother. And it shall come to pass, when thou shall break loose, that thou shall shake his yoke from off thy neck.

And no man was able to bind him, not even with chains. Because he was often bound with shackles and chains, and the chains were pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces. And no man had strength to subdue him. And always, night and day, in the mountains and in the sepulchers, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

For he commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man, for many times it had seized him. And he was bound with chains and shackles, and guarded. And breaking the bonds apart, he was driven by the demon into the desolate regi

But when the unclean spirit goes forth out of the man, it passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and finds it not.

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.

But the wicked are like the troubled sea, for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, says my God, to the wicked.

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

They shall wander up and down for food, and tarry all night if they be not satisfied.

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

Thus says LORD to this people: Even so they have loved to wander. They have not restrained their feet. Therefore LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.

My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray. They have turned them away on the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill. They have forgotten their resting-place.

O Timothy, keep the entrustment, avoiding the profane babblings and objections of the falsely-called knowledge, which some men professing have missed the mark concerning the faith. Grace is with thee. Truly.

But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

And the smoke of their torment ascends into the ages of ages. And they have no rest day and night, those who worship the beast and its image, and if any man receives the mark of its name.

And among these nations thou shall find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot, but LORD will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul. And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee, and thou shall fear night and day, and shall have no assurance of thy life. In the morning thou shall say, Would it were evening! and at evening thou shall say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thy heart which thou shall fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shall see.

And now cursed are thou from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength. A fugitive and a wanderer thou shall be on the earth. And Cain said to LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.read more.
Behold, thou have driven me out this day from the face of the ground, and I shall be hid from thy face, and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth. And it shall come to pass, that whoever finds me shall slay me.

He pours contempt upon rulers, and causes them to wander in the waste, where there is no way.

Let his sons be vagabonds, and beg, and let them seek out of their desolate places.

Depart ye, they cried to them. Unclean! Depart, depart, do not touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn [here].

And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of LORD, and shall not find it.

For the teraphim have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and they have told FALSE dreams. They comfort in vain. Therefore they go their way like sheep. They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

My soul waits in silence for God only. From him [is] my salvation.

Thou will keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind [is] stayed [on thee], because he trusts in thee.

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,

Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.

And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

Thus says LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see. And ask for the old paths where is the good way. And walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk.

Be not therefore anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we wear? For the Gentiles seek after all these things, for your heavenly Father knows that ye need all these things.

Come to me, all ye who labor and have been burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is befitting, and my burden is light.