Bible Verses About Rest
Verses for the weary — God's invitation to lay burdens down and be restored.
Rest is not laziness; it is trust in visible form. These verses carry the Bible's repeated invitation to stop striving, hand over the weight, and let God restore what hurry has worn thin.
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
The widest invitation Jesus ever gave — come, all ye that labour.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
The Shepherd who makes us lie down, because he knows we won't otherwise.
And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Presence and rest, promised in one breath.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Anxious overwork rebuked gently: he giveth his beloved sleep.
And he said 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.
Jesus' prescription for a crowded season: come apart, and rest a while.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Rest defined: a soul waiting upon God alone.
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.
A sabbath rest remains — entered by ceasing from our own works.
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
The old paths and the good way, where rest for souls is found.
Rest is a gift before it is a discipline. Take the invitation literally this week — the God who worked and rested built the rhythm into you on purpose.
