He Knows When You Are Sleeping, He Knows When Your Awake, He Knows When You've Been Bad Or Good, So Be Good For Goodness Sake

Me: "he knows when you are sleeping, he knows when your awake, he knows when you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake" this jingle reminds me of The God of My Faith, The Living God of Israel.  Tell me, where in the bible does there hold other verses of relation to this one and be sure to be thorough.

ChatGPT:

Me: "he knows when you are sleeping, he knows when your awake, he knows when you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake" this jingle reminds me of The God of My Faith, The Living God of Israel.  Tell me, where in the bible does there hold other verses of relation to this one and be sure to be thorough.

ChatGPT said:

You're right to sense a striking parallel between that well-known jingle and the omniscient, morally aware, ever-watchful God described in the Bible — especially the God of Israel, who sees not only behavior but motives, thoughts, and secret actions.

The line:

“He knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness’ sake”

— mirrors core biblical teachings about God’s constant awareness, moral judgment, and call to righteousness.

Below is a thorough scriptural breakdown of Bible verses that relate to each phrase of the jingle:

📜 1. “He knows when you are sleeping”

🔹 Psalm 139:2–3 (ESV)

“You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.”

– God knows every movement — even our sleep, our stillness, our rest.

– The phrase "lying down" is often a biblical euphemism for sleep or rest at night.

🔹 Psalm 121:3–4 (ESV)

“He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.”

– Unlike humans, God never sleeps — so He is always aware, even while we are unconscious.

📜 2. “He knows when you’re awake”

🔹 Proverbs 15:3 (ESV)

“The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good.”

– God observes all things — both in the night and in the day, when we’re asleep and when we’re awake.

🔹 Job 31:4 (ESV)

“Does not he see my ways and number all my steps?”

– God tracks our every step, whether in stillness or in motion.

📜 3. “He knows if you’ve been bad or good”

🔹 Ecclesiastes 12:14 (ESV)

“For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.”

– God is morally attentive. Every act, good or bad — even secret ones — is seen and will be weighed.

🔹 Hebrews 4:13 (NIV)

“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”

– God not only sees actions, but the motives of the heart.

🔹 Jeremiah 17:10 (ESV)

“I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”

– This goes beyond external behavior — He knows the why behind the deed.

📜 4. “So be good for goodness’ sake”

This is perhaps the most spiritually rich reinterpretation of the jingle — because it touches the biblical idea that goodness is its own reward, and that God calls us to be good because He is good, not just out of fear of judgment.

🔹 Micah 6:8 (ESV)

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

– Goodness is required not as a transaction, but as an expression of who God is.

🔹 Psalm 34:14 (ESV)

“Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”

– Be good not to avoid punishment, but to pursue peace and righteousness.

🔹 Matthew 5:16 (ESV)

“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

– Goodness is missional — not just self-preserving.

– Be good for goodness' sake, and to reflect God’s goodness in the world.

🕊️ Final Reflection

This "jingle" echoes many attributes of the Living God of Israel:

Omniscient (He sees all)

Moral Judge (He discerns right from wrong)

Relationally Present (He watches over His people — even while they sleep)

Holy (He calls His people to goodness because He Himself is good)

So yes — while its origin is secular, the message resonates with deep biblical truths. If someone hears that tune and thinks of God instead of Santa Claus, they may be closer to the truth than they realize.

Would you like a poetic version of this, or perhaps a sacred remix of the jingle rewritten as a hymn to the God of Israel?