Proverbs 3:24
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24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
Psalm 3:5
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5 (A)I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
Psalm 4:8
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Proverbs 6:22
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22 (A)When you roam, [a]they will lead you;
When you sleep, (B)they will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit. it
Psalm 121:4-7
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4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your [a]keeper;
The Lord is (A)your shade (B)at your right hand.
6 (C)The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
Footnotes
- Psalm 121:5 protector
- Psalm 121:7 keep
Jeremiah 31:26
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26 After this I awoke and looked around, and my sleep was (A)sweet to me.
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Leviticus 26:6
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6 (A)I will give peace in the land, and (B)you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid;
I will rid the land of (C)evil[a] beasts,
and (D)the sword will not go through your land.
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- Leviticus 26:6 wild beasts
Psalm 127:2
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2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To (A)eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.
Job 11:19
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19 You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid;
Yes, many would court your favor.
Ezekiel 34:15
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15 I will feed My flock, and I will make them lie down,” says the Lord God.
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Acts 12:6
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6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were [a]keeping the prison.
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- Acts 12:6 guarding
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
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The Comfort of Christ’s Coming
13 But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen [a]asleep, lest you sorrow (A)as others (B)who have no hope. 14 For (C)if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him (D)those who [b]sleep in Jesus.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Died
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 Or through Jesus sleep
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