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Bible Verses About Rest

God made people to rest and invites the weary to come to Him. These verses speak of the rest Jesus gives, stillness before God and the strength He renews in those who wait for Him.

10 verses about rest (KJV)

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

  2. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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

  4. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

  5. For thus saith the Lord GOD, 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.

  6. But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  7. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

  8. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

  9. Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  10. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Guided journeys on rest

Go deeper one day at a time: each day is a passage, a reflection, a question and a prayer.

Rest for the Weary

7 days of God's rhythm of rest

  1. Day 1: God rested — Genesis 2:1-3“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his…”
  2. Day 2: Remember the sabbath — Exodus 20:8-11“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any…”
  3. Day 3: Made for people — Mark 2:23-28“And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him…”
  4. Day 4: Come apart and rest — Mark 6:30-32“And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves…”
  5. Day 5: My soul waits in silence — Psalms 62:1-8“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will ye imagine…”
  6. Day 6: Quietness and confidence — Isaiah 30:15“For thus saith the Lord GOD, 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.”
  7. Day 7: A rest remains — Hebrews 4:9-11“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. Let us labour therefore…”

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Scripture text: King James Version (public domain).