What are some Bible verses about rest?

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Matthew 11:28\-30  

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  
  

Mark 6:31  

And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.  
  

Psalm 127:2  

It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.  
  

Exodus 33:14  

And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”  
  

Psalm 4:8  

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.  
  

Psalm 37:7  

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!  
  

Psalm 46:10  

Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!  
  

Philippians 4:6\-7  

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  
  

Genesis 2:2\-3  

And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.  
  

Exodus 20:8\-11  

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. 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 made it holy.  
  

Hebrews 4:9\-10  

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.  
  

Jeremiah 6:16  

Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’"  
  

Isaiah 30:15  

For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” But you were unwilling,  
  

Psalm 116:7  

Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.  
  

1 Peter 5:7  

Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.  
  

Proverbs 3:24  

If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.  
  

Mark 2:27  

And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”  
  

Psalm 62:1  

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.  
  

Jeremiah 31:25  

For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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