Bible Verses About Rest

26 verses in the King James Version (KJV) and the Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

We live in a culture that rarely stops, and many of us feel it in our bodies and minds. The Bible sees rest as a gift and even a command, built into creation from the very first week. Jesus invited tired people to come to him and find rest for their souls. These verses cover both kinds of rest: stepping away from work and finding inner quiet. Read them as permission to slow down, breathe, and let yourself be refreshed.

Matthew 11:28

KJV

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
BSB

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:29

KJV

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
BSB

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.
Matthew 11:30

KJV

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
BSB

For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Exodus 33:14

KJV

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
BSB

And the LORD answered, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Psalm 23:1

KJV

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
BSB

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalm 23:2

KJV

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
BSB

He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalm 23:3

KJV

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
BSB

He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
Psalm 62:1

KJV

Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
BSB

In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Psalm 62:5

KJV

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
BSB

Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
Psalm 116:7

KJV

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
BSB

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
Psalm 127:2

KJV

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.
BSB

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
Psalm 37:7

KJV

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
BSB

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
Psalm 46:10

KJV

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
BSB

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
Isaiah 30:15

KJV

For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
BSB

For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
Isaiah 40:31

KJV

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
BSB

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Jeremiah 6:16

KJV

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.
BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Jeremiah 31:25

KJV

For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
BSB

for I will refresh the weary soul and replenish all who are weak.”
Hebrews 4:9

KJV

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
BSB

There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:10

KJV

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
BSB

For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
Hebrews 4:11

KJV

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
BSB

Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall by following the same pattern of disobedience.
Mark 6:31

KJV

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.
BSB

And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
Exodus 20:8

KJV

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
BSB

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Exodus 20:9

KJV

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
BSB

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
Exodus 20:10

KJV

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
BSB

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.
Genesis 2:2

KJV

And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
BSB

And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
Genesis 2:3

KJV

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
BSB

Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.

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