Bible Verses About Leisure
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for leisure, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 183 votes, led by Mark 6:31. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Leisure
Mark 6:3125 votes
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.
Ecclesiastes 3:1324 votes
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
John 3:16-1716 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Zechariah 8:515 votes
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Ecclesiastes 9:914 votes
Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Exodus 20:1013 votes
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:
Revelation 1:113 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
1 Corinthians 10:3112 votes
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Matthew 6:3311 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Genesis 2:210 votes
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.
Leviticus 23:310 votes
Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.
Philippians 4:410 votes
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Colossians 3:1710 votes
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
What does the Bible say about leisure?
Readers most often cite Mark 6:31 on the subject of leisure. Across 183 votes, 13 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ecclesiastes 3:13, John 3:16-17, Zechariah 8:5. This page lists all 13 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.