Bible Verses About Sleep

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

"indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep."

"Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—"

"For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night."

"in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;"

"I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked."

"In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping."

"If a man is found sleeping with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel."

"If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her,"

"If the man is poor, do not go to sleep with his pledge in your possession."

"Return his cloak to him by sunset so that he may sleep in it. Then he will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God."

"“Cursed is the man who sleeps with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”"

"“Cursed is the man who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”"

"“Cursed is the man who sleeps with his mother-in-law.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”"

"The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep."

"When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man’s labor on earth—his eyes not seeing sleep day or night—"

"for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”"

"Not one of them grows tired or stumbles, not one slumbers or sleeps; not a belt is loosened at the waist, not a sandal thong is broken."

"The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers)."

"Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep."

"At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me."

"But while they are aroused, I will set out a feast for them and make them drunk, so that they shout with laughter— then sleep forever and not awake,” declares the Lord."

"I will make her officials and wise men drunk, her governors, officers and warriors as well; they will sleep forever and not awake,” declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty."

"His disciples replied, “Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better.”"

"Jesus had been speaking of his death, but his disciples thought he meant natural sleep."