Bible verses about Burnout
Verses for those worn out by work, about limits, rest and help from others.
But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
Exodus 18:17Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
Exodus 18:18Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Exodus 18:21I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.
Numbers 11:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.
Numbers 11:16And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the burden of the people, so that you do not have to bear it by yourself.
Numbers 11:17while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
1 Kings 19:4Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
1 Kings 19:5A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”
1 Kings 19:7He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalms 23:2He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
Psalms 23:3He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Isaiah 40:29Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.
Isaiah 40:30But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.
Mark 6:31“Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things.
Luke 10:41Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:9For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.
Hebrews 4:10