Bible Verses About Restfulness

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

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

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

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 unto Israel in his days.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

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

This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.

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.

O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.

Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.