36 Bible Verses about relaxation

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Proverbs 24:33


“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest [and daydream],”

Proverbs 24:34


Then your poverty will come as a robber,
And your want like an armed man.

Exodus 23:12

“Six days [each week] you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall stop [working] so that your ox and your donkey may settle down and rest, and the son of your female servant, as well as your stranger, may be refreshed.

Ecclesiastes 12:4

when the doors (lips) are shut in the streets and the sound of the grinding [of the teeth] is low, and one rises at the sound of a bird and the crowing of a rooster, and all the daughters of music (voice, ears) sing softly.

Matthew 5:19

So whoever breaks one of the least [important] of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least [important] in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

and to give relief to you who are so distressed and to us as well when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in a flame of fire,

Psalm 78:9


The sons of Ephraim were armed as archers and carrying bows,
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

2 Corinthians 7:5

For even when we arrived in Macedonia our bodies had no rest, but we were oppressed at every turn—conflicts and disputes without, fears and dread within.

Exodus 20:8

“Remember the Sabbath (seventh) day to keep it holy (set apart, dedicated to God).

Job 9:18


“He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills and saturates me with bitterness.

Proverbs 20:5


A plan (motive, wise counsel) in the heart of a man is like water in a deep well,
But a man of understanding draws it out.

Numbers 35:34

You shall not defile the land in which you live, in the midst of which I live, for I, the Lord, live among the people of Israel.’”

Deuteronomy 10:12

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect], to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in all His ways and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul [your choices, your thoughts, your whole being],

2 Corinthians 2:13

my spirit could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there; so saying goodbye to them, I left for Macedonia.

Psalm 6:4


Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.

Proverbs 3:18


She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy [blessed, considered fortunate, to be admired] is everyone who holds her tightly.

Acts 24:23

Then he ordered the centurion to keep Paul in custody, but to let him have some freedom, and [he told the centurion] not to stop any of his friends from providing for his needs.

2 Corinthians 8:13

For it is not [intended] that others be relieved [of their responsibility] and that you be burdened [unfairly], but that there be equality [in sharing the burden]—

John 5:10

So the Jews kept saying to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to pick up your pallet [because it is unlawful].”

Galatians 1:11

For I want you to know, believers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man’s gospel [it is not a human invention, patterned after any human concept].

Deuteronomy 24:7

“If a man is caught kidnapping any of his countrymen from the sons of Israel, and he treats him violently or sells him [as a slave], then that thief shall die. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

Job 1:6

Now there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them.

Matthew 23:4

The scribes and Pharisees tie up heavy loads [that are hard to bear] and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger [to make them lighter].

Proverbs 20:11


Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts,
Whether his conduct is pure and right.

Proverbs 20:3


It is an honor for a man to keep away from strife [by handling situations with thoughtful foresight],
But any fool will [start a] quarrel [without regard for the consequences].

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