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Want to know what the Bible says about Sleep? Here are 90 Bible verses about Sleep from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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John 14:1-3 NIV
14 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
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Matthew 6:34 NIV
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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Job 33:15 NIV
In a dream, in a vision of the night,
    when deep sleep falls on people
    as they slumber in their beds,
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1 Kings 19:5 NIV
Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.
All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
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1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
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Genesis 2:21 NIV
So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.
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John 11:11 NIV
After he had said this, he went on to tell them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up.”
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Jeremiah 31:26 NIV
At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been pleasant to me.
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Proverbs 3:21-24 NIV
21 My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,
    preserve sound judgment and discretion;
22 they will be life for you,
    an ornament to grace your neck.
23 Then you will go on your way in safety,
    and your foot will not stumble.
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
    when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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Job 11:19 NIV
You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,
    and many will court your favor.
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