57 Bible Verses about Rest

For he that is entered into his rest hath himself also rested from his works, as God did from his.

For we who have believed do enter into that rest; even as he hath said, As I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And Jehovah gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; Jehovah delivered all their enemies into their hand.

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

But now Jehovah my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.

And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.

and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; Yea, thou shalt search about thee , and shalt take thy rest in safety.

but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto Jehovah: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked.

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

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

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

For they sleep not, except they do evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

for ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Jehovah: bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath.

Thus saith Jehovah, The people that were left of the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; for I have desired it.

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of uncleanness that destroyeth, even with a grievous destruction.

to whom he said, This is the rest, give ye rest to him that is weary; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.

The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day.

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; For'so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.

And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.

Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days:

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

until Jehovah have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which Jehovah your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and possess it, which Moses the servant of Jehovah gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrising.

And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.