Bible Verses About Sleep

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

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.

For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

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

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

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.

When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour?

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

And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

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

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

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house.

For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

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

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.