Rest
Focusing your heart and mind on Bible verses about rest can offer you relief, whether from physical exhaustion, emotional strain, or spiritual turmoil. Resting in God’s love and care is not just about taking a break, but finding true peace and security in Him. Put these 15 Bible verses about rest to memory, so that in those moments of insecurity, insomnia, stress, and anxiety, you can find rest in God alone.
15 verses
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June 23, 2025
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Genesis 2:2NIV
10 Rest from Work
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
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Hebrews 4:9-10NIV
12 Rest from Work
There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
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Isaiah 30:15NIV
05 Rest in God
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it." -
John 14:27NIV
14 Rest from Anxiety and Worry
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.
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Luke 10:40-42NIV
11 Rest from Work
But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” -
Mark 6:31NIV
09 Physical Rest
Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
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Matthew 11:28-30NIV
13 Rest from Anxiety and Worry
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
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Philippians 4:6-7NIV
15 Rest from Anxiety and Worry
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Psalm 116:7NIV
04 Rest in God
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
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Psalm 127:2NIV
08 Physical Rest
In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves. -
Psalm 16:8-9NIV
01 Rest in God
I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure. -
Psalm 3:5NIV
06 Physical Rest
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
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Psalm 4:8NIV
07 Physical Rest
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
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Psalm 62:5-6NIV
02 Rest in God
Yes, my soul, find rest in God;
my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. -
Psalm 91:1NIV
03 Rest in God
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.