# Verses About Sleep ### 2020.05.25 Here are some Bible verses about sleep that I need to study to answer the questions on sleep in 2020.05.25.0823: 1. As it was, the heat consumed me by day and the frost by night, and sleep fled from my eyes. [Genesis 31.40] 2. That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him. [Esther 6.1] 3. I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. [Psalm 3.5] 4. I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. [Psalm 4.8] 5. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat — for He gives sleep to His beloved. [Psalm 127.2] 6. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet. [Proverbs 3.24] 7. 6 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. 7 Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, 8 it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit. [Proverbs 6.9-10] 8. Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food. [Proverbs 20.13] 9. The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep. [Ecclesiastes 5.12] 10. At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me. [Jeremiah 31.26] 11. In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. [Daniel 2.1] 2. The following passages have been studied and their respective notes are listed: | Passage | Note | | ----------- | --------------------- | | Psalm 4.8 | [[More _About_Sleep]] | | Psalm 127.2 | [[More _About_Sleep]] | ## Other Notes - 2020.05.25.0823