Psalm 127:2

Modern King James Version

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He gives His beloved sleep.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:12

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Psalm 4:8

I will lie down, both in peace and in sleep. For You alone, Jehovah, make me dwell in safety.

Job 11:18

And you shall be safe, because there is hope; yea, you shall look around you, and you shall take your rest in safety.

Psalm 3:5

I laid down and slept. I awoke, for Jehovah kept me.

Jeremiah 31:26

On this I awoke and looked up; and my sleep was sweet to me.

Ezekiel 34:25

And I will make a covenant of peace with them, and will send the evil beasts out of the land. And they shall dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes 6:7

All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he has neither son nor brother; yet there is no end to all his labor; and his eyes are not satisfied with riches; and he says , For whom do I labor and take good from my soul? This is also vanity. Yes, it is an evil business.

Psalm 60:5

Save with Your right hand and answer me, that Your beloved may be delivered.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of Jehovah itself makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.