Proverbs 3:24
KJVWhen thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
WEBWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid. Yes, you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
Bible Verses About Sleep
12 Bible verses about sleep, quoted word for word from the King James Version (KJV) and the World English Bible (WEB). Both translations are in the public domain. Tap a chapter link to read each verse in its full context.
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Psalm 4:8
KJVI will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.
WEBIn peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety.
Psalm 127:2
KJVIt 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.
WEBIt is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
Proverbs 20:13
KJVLove not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
WEBDon’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Psalm 3:5
KJVI laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
WEBI laid myself down and slept. I awakened, for Yahweh sustains me.
Proverbs 6:9
KJVHow long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
WEBHow long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
Matthew 8:24
KJVAnd, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
WEBBehold, a violent storm came up on the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves; but he was asleep.
John 14:27
KJVPeace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
WEBPeace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
Psalm 121:3-4
KJVHe will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
WEBHe will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
KJVThe sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
WEBThe 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.
Matthew 11:28-30
KJVCome unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
WEB“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily 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.”
Psalm 132:4
KJVI will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,
WEBI will not give sleep to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,
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