No rest for the wicked
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"No rest for the wicked" (or "No peace to the wicked") is a phrase originating from the Book of Isaiah verses 48:22 and 57:20-21.
- Isaiah 48:22 " 'There is no peace,' says the Lord, 'for the wicked.' "
- Isaiah 57:20 "But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt."
- Isaiah 57:21 "There is no peace," says my God, "to the wicked."
The phrase may also refer to:
Music
Albums
- No Rest for the Wicked (Helix album), 1983
- No Rest for the Wicked (New Model Army album), 1985
- No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album), 1988
- No Rest for the Wicked, a 1992 album by Mentallo and the Fixer
Songs
- "No Peace for the Wicked", a 1978 song by Rory Gallagher from Defender
- "No Peace for the Wicked", a 1984 song by Thompson Twins from Into the Gap
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 1982 song by Nomeansno from Mama
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 1995 song by Cypress Hill from Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 1995 song by LeƦther Strip from Legacy of Hate and Lust
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 1995 song by Bloodhound Gang from Use Your Fingers
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 2006 song by Godsmack from IV
- "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", a 2008 song by Cage the Elephant
- "No Rest 4 The Wicket", a 2009 song by Esham from I Ain't Cha Homey
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 2010 song by (hed) p.e. from Truth Rising
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 2011 song by A Hawk and a Hacksaw from Cervantine
- "No Rest for the Wicked", a 2011 song by Saxon from Call to Arms
- "No Rest for the Wicked" (Lykke Li song), a 2014 song by Lykke Li from I Never Learn
Other uses
- No Rest for the Wicked (film), a 2011 Spanish film
- No Rest for the Wicked (webcomic), a webcomic by Andrea L. Peterson
- No Rest for the Wicked (Supernatural), a 2008 episode of the television series Supernatural
- No Rest for the Wicked, title of a paranormal romance by Kresley Cole
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