What does the Bible say about still waters?
Where are you looking for rest? Is it in stuff you can touch, or in the arms of God? The Living Water beckons you to chase after Him alone, He’s the calm in the chaos, guiding us to quiet streams because He’s always pointing us to Jesus, the only One who fills the soul’s deep ache, the only One who brings real peace no matter what’s crashing around us. Jesus wraps us in His steady presence when life rages. I don’t know your struggles, but I’m sure of this: God won’t abandon you. I’m convinced He’ll carve a path forward, and as you seek Jesus, I trust the Lord will settle you by peaceful waters. Pause, be still, and hear Him, let Jesus breathe life into you. Crack open the Word and let Him speak straight to your heart through it. Are you ready to explore these uplifting verses together?
Psalm 23:2 (NIV) – “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.”
Psalm 23:2 (ESV) – “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”
Isaiah 32:17 (NKJV) – “The work of righteousness will be peace, and the service of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.”
Psalm 107:29 (NASB) – “He caused the storm to be still, so that the waves of the sea were hushed.”
Mark 4:39 (KJV) – “And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”
Psalm 46:10 (NLT) – “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
Isaiah 26:3 (Holman) – “You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.”
Psalm 131:2 (NIV) – “But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content.”
John 16:33 (ESV) – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
Psalm 4:8 (NKJV) – “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”
Matthew 11:28-29 (NASB) – “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Psalm 29:11 (KJV) – “The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.”
Isaiah 30:15 (NLT) – “This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: ‘Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength.'”
Psalm 65:7 (Holman) – “You silence the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.”
Philippians 4:7 (NIV) – “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 89:9 (ESV) – “You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.”
Exodus 14:14 (NKJV) – “The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
Psalm 37:7 (NASB) – “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.”
John 14:27 (KJV) – “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.”
Psalm 62:5 (NLT) – “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.”
Isaiah 57:20-21 (Holman) – “But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its water churns up mire and mud. ‘There is no peace,’ says my God, ‘for the wicked.'”
Psalm 23:3 (NIV) – “He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”
Matthew 8:26 (ESV) – “And he said to them, ‘Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?’ Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.”
Psalm 107:30 (NKJV) – “Then they are glad because they are quiet; so He guides them to their desired haven.”
Proverbs 17:1 (NASB) – “Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it than a house full of feasting with strife.”
Psalm 85:8 (KJV) – “I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.”
Isaiah 55:12 (NLT) – “You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!”
Psalm 119:165 (Holman) – “Abundant peace belongs to those who love your instruction; nothing makes them stumble.”
Luke 8:24 (NIV) – “The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘Master, Master, we’re going to drown!’ He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.”
Psalm 1:3 (ESV) – “He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”
Isaiah 48:18 (NKJV) – “Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.”
Psalm 91:1-2 (NASB) – “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust!'”
John 7:38 (KJV) – “He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”
Psalm 112:7 (NLT) – “They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.”
Isaiah 8:6 (Holman) – “Because this people has rejected the slowly flowing water of Shiloah and rejoiced with Rezin and the son of Remaliah.”
Psalm 16:11 (NIV) – “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Revelation 22:1 (ESV) – “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb.”
Psalm 36:8-9 (NKJV) – “They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house, and You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.”
Isaiah 66:12 (NASB) – “For thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you will be nursed, you will be carried on the hip and fondled on the knees.'”
Psalm 42:1 (KJV) – “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.”
Jeremiah 17:8 (NLT) – “They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.”
Psalm 63:1 (Holman) – “God, you are my God; I eagerly seek you. I thirst for you; my body faints for you in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water.”
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) – “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Psalm 143:6 (ESV) – “I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.”
John 4:14 (NKJV) – “But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”
Psalm 145:16 (NASB) – “You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”
Isaiah 12:3 (KJV) – “Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.”
Psalm 34:10 (NLT) – “Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.”
Revelation 7:17 (Holman) – “For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Psalm 104:10-11 (NIV) – “He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.”
