What are some Bible verses about rest?

Answer

Matthew 11:28-30

Come to me, all who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Mark 6:31

And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no time even to eat.

Psalm 127:2

It is in vain that you rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he provides sleep to his beloved.

Exodus 33:14

And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell securely.

Psalm 37:7

Be silent before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their ways, over those who carry out wicked schemes!

Psalm 46:10

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

Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Genesis 2:2-3

And on the seventh day God finished the work he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work of creation.

Exodus 20:8-11

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall work, and do all your tasks, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your maleServant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Hebrews 4:9-10

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”

Isaiah 30:15

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling,

Psalm 116:7

Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

1 Peter 5:7

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

Proverbs 3:24

If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Mark 2:27

And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”

Psalm 62:1

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.

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