Proverbs 3:24

New American Bible - revised edition

When you lie down, you will not be afraid, when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:30

Thereafter Jehoshaphat’s kingdom had peace, for his God gave him rest on every side. Jehoshaphat’s Other Deeds.

Job 11:19

you shall lie down and no one will disturb you. Many shall entreat your favor,

Psalm 112:8

His heart is tranquil, without fear, till at last he looks down on his foes.

Psalm 127:2

It is vain for you to rise early and put off your rest at night, To eat bread earned by hard toil— all this God gives to his beloved in sleep.

Psalm 3:5

With my own voice I will call out to the Lord, and he will answer me from his holy mountain. Selah

Psalm 3:6

I lie down and I fall asleep, [and] I will wake up, for the Lord sustains me.

Psalm 4:8

But you have given my heart more joy than they have when grain and wine abound.

Psalm 91:5

You shall not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day,

Proverbs 1:33

But whoever obeys me dwells in security, in peace, without fear of harm.”

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life; one eats and sleeps free from any harm.

Proverbs 6:22

When you lie down they will watch over you, when you wake, they will share your concerns; wherever you turn, they will guide you.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

This is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches hoarded by their owners to their own hurt.

Isaiah 54:14

In justice shall you be established, far from oppression, you shall not fear, from destruction, it cannot come near.

Jeremiah 31:26

At this I awoke and opened my eyes; my sleep was satisfying.

Ezekiel 34:15

I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest—oracle of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 34:25

I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the country of wild beasts so they will dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forests.

Ezekiel 34:27

The trees of the field shall bear their fruits, and the land its crops, and they shall dwell securely on their own soil. They shall know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and deliver them from the power of those who enslaved them.

Leviticus 26:6

I will establish peace in the land, and you will lie down to rest with no one to cause you anxiety. I will rid the country of ravenous beasts, and no sword shall sweep across your land.

Acts 12:6

On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison.