Jamaican Proverbs

Every mickle mek a mockle. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Every mickle mek a mockle.

Every man know whe’ him own house de leak. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Every man know whe’ him own house de leak.

All kind of fish eat man, only shark get blame. Jamaican Proverbs Image

All kind of fish eat man, only shark get blame.

A pound a fret can’t pay an ounce a debt. Jamaican Proverbs Image

A pound a fret can’t pay an ounce a debt.

A noh siame diay leaf drop a river bottom it rotten. Jamaican Proverbs Image

A noh siame diay leaf drop a river bottom it rotten.

A noh every mango got maggige. Jamaican Proverbs Image

A noh every mango got maggige.

A man with trousers that are too short should wear long suspenders. Jamaican Proverbs Image

A man with trousers that are too short should wear long suspenders.

Enough with the irrelevant details. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Enough with the irrelevant details.

When crab walk too much him lose him claw. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When crab walk too much him lose him claw.

When cockroach get in a trouble, him well glad fe fun go hide a fowl-house. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When cockroach get in a trouble, him well glad fe fun go hide a fowl-house.

When bull ole him feed a fence side. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When bull ole him feed a fence side.

When ashes cole darg sleep in dey. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When ashes cole darg sleep in dey.

When a dog has money, he buys cheese. Jamaican Proverbs Image

When a dog has money, he buys cheese.

Noh put yu cap wh? yu caang reach it. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Noh put yu cap wh? yu caang reach it.

Learn fe dance at home before you go abroad. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Learn fe dance at home before you go abroad.

Lickle bit a ram goat have beard an’ big dull noh have nun. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Lickle bit a ram goat have beard an’ big dull noh have nun.

Peppa bu’n hot, but ih good fi curry. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Peppa bu’n hot, but ih good fi curry.

Neva si, come si. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Neva si, come si.

You can’t take the milk back from the coffee. Jamaican Proverbs Image

You can’t take the milk back from the coffee.

You can’t have two faces under one hat. Jamaican Proverbs Image

You can’t have two faces under one hat.

Spit in the sky, it falls in your eye. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Spit in the sky, it falls in your eye.

Ston a riva battan nuh know sun hat Jamaican Proverbs Image

Ston a riva battan nuh know sun hat

That which you do not know is older than you. Jamaican Proverbs Image

That which you do not know is older than you.

Noh care how boar hog try fi hide under sheep wool, ‘im grunt always betray ‘im. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Noh care how boar hog try fi hide under sheep wool, ‘im grunt always betray ‘im.

Noh cup noh brok, noh coffee noh trow weh. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Noh cup noh brok, noh coffee noh trow weh.

No put youself in a barrel when match box can hol you. Jamaican Proverbs Image

No put youself in a barrel when match box can hol you.

Nebber mek you sail too big fe you ship. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Nebber mek you sail too big fe you ship.

Lilly billy-goat hab beard by big bull hab none. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Lilly billy-goat hab beard by big bull hab none.

Lilly axe can cut down big tree. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Lilly axe can cut down big tree.

Play wid puppy, puppy lick yu mouth. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Play wid puppy, puppy lick yu mouth.

Plantain ripe, can’t green again. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Plantain ripe, can’t green again.

Words in mouth, no load upon head. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Words in mouth, no load upon head.

Words die and men keep on living. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Words die and men keep on living.

Monkey mus’ know weh ‘im gwine put ‘im tail, before ‘im order trousiz. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Monkey mus’ know weh ‘im gwine put ‘im tail, before ‘im order trousiz.

Nanny-goat neber cratch him back till him see wall. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Nanny-goat neber cratch him back till him see wall.

Beauty widout grace like rose widout smell. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Beauty widout grace like rose widout smell.

Beautiful woman, beautiful trouble. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Beautiful woman, beautiful trouble.

Howdy an ‘tenk yu, noh brok noh square. Jamaican Proverbs Image

Howdy an ‘tenk yu, noh brok noh square.

The higher the monkey climbs the more him expose. Jamaican Proverbs Image

The higher the monkey climbs the more him expose.

The hungry belly and the full belly do not walk the same road. Jamaican Proverbs Image

The hungry belly and the full belly do not walk the same road.

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