Scriptures about rest, peace, and how God gives rest to the weary.
13 Scriptures · Father’s Blessing Bible
Genesis 2:2–3
2 And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He ceased on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He ceased from all His work which God had created.
Exodus 20:8–11
8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy; 9 six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God: you shall not do any work on it, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor [your ox, nor your donkey, nor any] of your livestock, nor the stranger who is within your gates; 11 for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it.
Psalm 23:2
He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me beside quiet waters,
Psalm 127:2
It is in vain that you rise early and stay up late, eating the bread of sorrows, for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Matthew 11:28–30
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest; 29 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; 30 for My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Mark 6:31
He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while”—for many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.
Hebrews 4:9–11
9 Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for the people of God. 10 For whoever enters His rest also rests from his works, just as God did from His. 11 Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by following the same example of disobedience.
Exodus 23:12
Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from your regular work, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the foreigner may be refreshed.
Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better one handful with quietness than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
Psalm 62:1
For the choir director. According to Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Deuteronomy 5:12–15
12 Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you; 13 six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor the foreigner residing within your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do; 15 remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
Psalm 4:8
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for You alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
