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What does the Bible say about sleeping?

11 verses about sleeping, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about sleeping

Psalms 4:8 — I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 9 votes
Psalms 127:2 — 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. 3 votes
Proverbs 3:24 — When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 3 votes
Psalms 3:5 — I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 2 votes
Psalms 121:3 — He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 2 votes
Proverbs 6:9 — How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 2 votes
Proverbs 20:13 — Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 2 votes
Matthew 8:24 — And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 2 votes
Matthew 11:28 — Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 2 votes
John 14:27 — Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 2 votes
Revelation 11:1 — And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 2 votes