Bible Verses About Nightmares
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for nightmares, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,217 votes, led by Proverbs 3:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Nightmares
Proverbs 3:24381 votes
When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Psalms 4:8336 votes
I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.
Psalms 91:5261 votes
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
James 4:7253 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
2 Timothy 1:7243 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Psalms 91:1-4163 votes
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Proverbs 19:23139 votes
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 6:22131 votes
When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Psalms 127:2101 votes
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.
Psalms 121:5-687 votes
The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
Psalms 91:1-1683 votes
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Mark 9:2377 votes
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Jeremiah 31:2672 votes
Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
John 10:1070 votes
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Jeremiah 29:1169 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Ecclesiastes 5:367 votes
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
Job 7:13-1462 votes
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
2 Corinthians 7:161 votes
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
John 3:1658 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.
Philippians 4:6-751 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
John 14:2747 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Psalms 91:5-638 votes
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Psalms 23:1-637 votes
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Psalms 34:436 votes
I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 121:6-834 votes
The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
What does the Bible say about nightmares?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 3:24 on the subject of nightmares. Across 4,217 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 4:8, Psalms 91:5, James 4:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.