Jamaican Proverbs

One finger can’t ketch louse. Jamaican Proverbs Image

One finger can’t ketch louse.

Darg-flea tell him pickeny him mustn’t say him dead till him ketch pon finger nail. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Darg-flea tell him pickeny him mustn’t say him dead till him ketch pon finger nail.

If you want to know who your friends are, lie by the roadside and pretend to be drunk. Jamaican Proverbs Image

If you want to know who your friends are, lie by the roadside and pretend to be drunk.

When your own funeral is approaching, you don’t pick and choose your grave diggers. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When your own funeral is approaching, you don’t pick and choose your grave diggers.

Beggar beg from beggar him nebber get rich Jamaican Proverbs Image

Beggar beg from beggar him nebber get rich

Behind the dog it is “dog,” in front of it, it’s “mister dog.” Jamaican Proverbs Image

Behind the dog it is “dog,” in front of it, it’s “mister dog.”

Before you married keep you’ two eye open; after you married, shut one. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Before you married keep you’ two eye open; after you married, shut one.

I cow dod did know how him troat hole ton him wouldn’t chance pear seed. Jamaican Proverbs Image

I cow dod did know how him troat hole ton him wouldn’t chance pear seed.

Blood follow vein. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Blood follow vein.

Clothes cover up character. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Clothes cover up character.

Cockroach neber so drunk him walk a fowl yard. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Cockroach neber so drunk him walk a fowl yard.

Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Cockroach nuh business inna fowl fight.

Boastin’ man brudder a de liar. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Boastin’ man brudder a de liar.

Barking saves biting. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Barking saves biting.

Bad luck wos dan obeah. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Bad luck wos dan obeah.

Hog run fe him life, darg run fe him character. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Hog run fe him life, darg run fe him character.

Hog say, di fus water im cetch, i’m walla. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Hog say, di fus water im cetch, i’m walla.

When yu go a jackass yard, yu noh fi chat ’bout big iyaz. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When yu go a jackass yard, yu noh fi chat ’bout big iyaz.

You can’t prevent a bird from flying over your head Jamaican Proverbs Image

You can’t prevent a bird from flying over your head

You can stop a bird from flying over you, but you can’t stop it building a nest. Jamaican Proverbs Image

You can stop a bird from flying over you, but you can’t stop it building a nest.

You can say anything to a man with a full stomach. Jamaican Proverbs Image

You can say anything to a man with a full stomach.

When you point your finger at someone, look where the other fingers point. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When you point your finger at someone, look where the other fingers point.

When you buy beef, you buy bones; when you buy land, you buy rocks. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When you buy beef, you buy bones; when you buy land, you buy rocks.

Cows do not indulge in horseplay. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Cows do not indulge in horseplay.

Cows have no business in horseplay. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Cows have no business in horseplay.

Cap no fit you, you no tek i’ up. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Cap no fit you, you no tek i’ up.

If you saw what the river carried, you would never drink the water. Jamaican Proverbs Image

If you saw what the river carried, you would never drink the water.

Chip neber fly far from de block. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Chip neber fly far from de block.

De tune you playing no de one I dancing. Jamaican Proverbs Image

De tune you playing no de one I dancing.

Keep both eyes open before you are married and afterwards close only one. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Keep both eyes open before you are married and afterwards close only one.

Keep your secret in your own gourdy. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Keep your secret in your own gourdy.

Keep your shop and your shop will keep you. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.

When water trow weh i’ cyaa pick up. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When water trow weh i’ cyaa pick up.

When visitors come a wi fireside, wi mek wi pot smell nice. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When visitors come a wi fireside, wi mek wi pot smell nice.

Not everything that is good to eat is good to talk about. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Not everything that is good to eat is good to talk about.

Not everything you hear is good for conversation. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Not everything you hear is good for conversation.

The soldiers’ blood, the general’s reputation. Jamaican Proverbs Image

The soldiers’ blood, the general’s reputation.

Alligator lay egg but him no fowl. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Alligator lay egg but him no fowl.

Alligator shouldn’ call hog long mout. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Alligator shouldn’ call hog long mout.

The spider and the fly can’t make a deal. Jamaican Proverbs Image

The spider and the fly can’t make a deal.

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