25 Scriptures For Sleep That Are Perfect To Read Before Bedtime

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

- Matthew 11:28

I lie down and sleep;
I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.

- Psalm 3:5

In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, Lord,
make me dwell in safety.

- Psalm 4:8

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

- John 14:27

The Lord is my light and my salvation-
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life-
of whom shall I be afraid?

- Psalm 27:1

My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip-
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

- Psalm 121:2-4

Unless the Lord builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the Lord watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.
In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat-
for he grants sleep to those he loves.

- Psalm 127:1-2

My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,
preserve sound judgment and discretion;
they will be life for you,
an ornament to grace your neck.
Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble.
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

- Proverbs 3:21-24

My son, keep your father’s command
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Bind them always on your heart;
fasten them around your neck.
When you walk, they will guide you;
when you sleep, they will watch over you;
when you awake, they will speak to you.

- Proverbs 6:20-22

I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord.

- Ezekiel 34:15

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.
At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.

- Jeremiah 31:25-26

The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.

- Ecclesiastes 5:12

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

- Philippians 4:7

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared by the words of your mouth.
So do this, my son, to free yourself,
since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:
Go-to the point of exhaustion
and give your neighbor no rest!
Allow no sleep to your eyes,
no slumber to your eyelids.
Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,
like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

- Proverbs 6:1-5

When I lie down I think, ‘How long before I get up?’
The night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.

- Job 7:4

How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
When will you get up from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest-
and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.

- Proverbs 6:9-11

Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.

- Proverbs 19:15

And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

- Romans 13:11-12

Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,

- Psalm 13:3

Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of death-
they are like the new grass of the morning:

- Psalm 90:5

so he lies down and does not rise;
till the heavens are no more, people will not awake
or be roused from their sleep.

- Job 14:12

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

- Psalm 32:8

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

- Proverbs 3:24

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

- 2 Timothy 1:7

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.

- Jeremiah 17:7-8