List of Hebrew Proverbs Sayings

A borrower may not lend the thing he borrowed.

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Man is like a bird: a bird can fly higher and higher, but only if its wings continue to move without stopping.

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Where there is no wine, we need medicine.

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Flee from sin as from a snake; if you go near it, it will bite you.

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Man was born for love. if he hates, he was born in vain.

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When you're in a strange city, adopt its manners.

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A pointed proverb is like a diamond: it emits light, and it also cuts.

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Books provide knowledge, life furnishes understanding.

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A jew without a wife will not find peace in this life.

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When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage.

Marry for money, my little sonny, a rich man's joke is always funny.

The milk of black goats and white goats is all the same.

The kind man feeds his cat before sitting down to dinner.

Fire dies for lack of wood; if there's no whispering, gossip stops.

When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler character.

A person worries about the past, is upset about the present, and fears the future.

Make not thy tail broader than thy wings.

Beware of him who gives you advice according to his own interests.

The more money, the happier; the more wit, the happier.

The hearts of fools are in their mouths but the mouths of the wise are in their hearts.

A young tree bends, an old tree breaks.

When two friends part they have to lock up each other's secrets and throw away the key.

Marrying off a daughter is like loading cargo on a ship.

From a limb that started sinning, all the troubles began.

The more you add, the worse it gets.

Make not a fence more expensive or more important than the thing that is fenced.

When the wise man gets angry, he stops being wise.

A pain that pricks the conscience is more effective than a lot of whiplashes.

The heart sees better than the eye.

Buttered bread always falls dry side up.

A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the hungry.

When the wife is away, the husband is master of the house.

Faith is not a whole series of axioms but a whole way of life.

I learned much from my teachers, more from my friends, and the most from my pupils.

If lending were a good idea, then the husband would lend out his wife.

Men like guests more than women do.

The greatest wisdom of all is kindness.

Admission by the defendant is worth a hundred witnesses.

Gamblers do not contribute to the public welfare.

Love him who tells you your faults in private.

The needle, small and thin, can support a man and his family.

Better blind of eye than blind of heart.

When prices drop, buy.

A liar's punishment: even when he tells the truth, people don't believe him.

Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness.

Men were born with bread in their hands women were born with empty hands.

A woman prefers poverty with love to wealth without love.

The greatest charity is to enable the poor to earn a living.

When a life is at stake, don't follow the majority.

If someone is coming to kill you, get up early and kill him first.

The place honors not the man; it is the man who honors the place.

Love forgets dignity.

Even when a sharp sword rests on your neck, don't give up on mercy.

Money purifies everything.

When a divorced man marries a divorced woman, there are four people in that marital bed.

The greatest and rarest talent is to love everything good.

Give me good advice but don't advise me not to do it.

A change of name or place may sometimes save a person.

A person slow to anger has great understanding; one with a quick temper exalts foolishness.

The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.

If the dog barks, go in; if the bitch barks you had better stay outside.

More people die from overeating than from undernourishment.

When a bribe enters through the front door, honesty departs through the window.

Love does not pay attention to dignity.

The gambler breaks all of the ten commandments.

How great man would be were he not so arrogant.

By the first glass a lamb, the second a lion, and the third a pig.

All jews are responsible, one for another.

Gluttony has killed more people than famine has.

The day is short and work lasts a long time.

Better be a cursed man than he who curses.

Love blinds the eyes to faults, and hatred blinds the eyes to virtues.

The rabbi is just the man who knows the torah - he is not the torah itself.

More than the jewish people preserved the sabbath, the sabbath preserved them.

We should bolster the light rather than fight the darkness.

Even if a fool remains silent, he is considered wise.

The cure for anxiety about the future is not nostalgia for the past.

If the wine comes in, good sense goes out.

Hope for a miracle, but don't rely on it.

We must not appoint a leader over the community without first consulting the people.

A dog can't be a butcher, and a bachelor can't be a matchmaker.

Love and hate always exaggerate.

The court is most merciful when the accused is most rich.

My fathers planted for me, and I planted for my children.

A book gives knowledge, but it is life that gives understanding.

Walls have ears.

Equality of man is an empty phrase so long as it does not exist among the world's peoples.

The sleep of the wicked people is a benefit for them and a boon to the world.

If two men claim your help, and one is your enemy, help him first.

My friend tells me of my virtue. my enemy notes my fault.

God could not be everywhere, that's why he made mothers.

Virtue bears its own fruits.

The costliest clock can show only sixty minutes in every hour.

Look after me, and i'll look after you.

Honor is greater than wealth; wealth is only an instrument to attain honor.

A rich man has no need of character.

The sun will set without thy assistance.

Choose an easy death for one who must be executed.

Vinegar is the son of wine.

Leadership shortens life.

The community is israel's rampart.

If you add to the truth, you take something away from it.

Verbal fraud is worse than monetary fraud.

All kinds of hellish devils rule an angry person.

The thief who has no opportunity to steal thinks he is an honest man.

Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.

Night was created so that we might consider what we did during the day.

Untying one of two ropes tied together means you untie both.

A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one grieves his mother.

The city, whose physician has the gout, is in a bad state.

God counts her tears.

If you always fear misfortune, you'll miss out on happiness.

Laziness likes to justify itself for not doing anything because it cannot do everything.

No joy without wine.

Until your fortieth it is better to eat than to drink; afterwards it is vice versa.

Better a night full of anger than a night full of repentance.

He who takes his rank lightly raises his own dignity.

The book and the sword descended from heaven together.

A little fire burns up a great deal of corn.

Earning a living is as hard as splitting the red sea.

Until a child is one year old it is incapable of sin.

The torah can be interpreted in 49 different ways. god told moses, 'decide according to the majority.'

A person can understand things deeply through proverbs.

Knowledge is like the sun - it dispels the darkness.

The best way to find happiness is not to search for it.

If you are born an ass, you will die one.

No marriage contract is made without a quarrel.

God detests a man who rushes to accuse a neighbor.

He who prays for his neighbors will be heard for himself.

The best doctor is to be found in hell.

A drunkard at prayer is regarded as an idol worshipper.

Two dogs can kill a lion.

Kindness is the beginning and the end of the law.

Clean bodies, pure morals.

No one is so poor as an ignorant person.

The beginning of sin is sweet; its end is bitter.

Ambition destroys its possessor.

Two coins in a purse make more noise than a hundred.

Don't visit auctions if you have no money.

The air of the land of israel makes one wise.

A man's intelligence is located in the tip of the pen.

Tread on thorns with your shoes on.

He who is unyielding in a dispute is a sinner.

Being hospitable is more important than attending synagogue service early in the morning.

If you can't find peace within you, you'll labor in vain to find it elsewhere.

No proverb is untrue.

Tradition must be a springboard to the future, not an easy chair for resting.

That's how the world is: wolves kill sheep.

A wedding is like a funeral, but with musicians.

The truth is a heavy burden that few care to carry.

Courage is a kingdom without a crown.

A man without a woman cannot defend himself against seductions.

To save one man is like saving the world.

Of what use is a torch at midday?

Just as people's faces are different, so are their opinions different.

God made man upright, but man searched out many crooked devices.

You recognize the truth by its own sound.

Don't put your trust in princes, or the sons of men; there is no salvation in them.

To punish a student, use a shoe lace.

An accuser may not act as a defender.

If you commence a good action, leave it not incomplete.

The voice of the people is like the voice of the almighty.

Judgment delayed is judgment avoided.

You don't show a fool a job half done.

Old wine is good for the stomach.

Be careful not to make a woman weep.

Teach your grandame to suck eggs.

He who is his own judge never finds a reason to condemn.

Women don't know what a secret is.

A secret is between two; when a third is involved, it's no secret.

Don't live in a town where there are no doctors.

Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but from the comments of his neighbors.

Teach your grandam to spin.

One man differs from another in three things: his voice, his appearance, and his mind.

With a good son-in-law you gain a son, with a bad one you lose your daughter, too.

The well that is most often used gives the purest water.

Wisdom without morality is like a ring without a gem.

Good company will save you from bad deeds.

Teach thy tongue to say, "I do not know."

A henpecked husband gets no support during a lawsuit.

Time is a great healer.

Wine tops the list of all medicines.

One person's candle furnishes light for many.

Join the community: the wolf snatches only the stray sheep that wanders off from the flock.

Talking is silver, silence is golden.

Wine renews the passion of lovers, and the hatred of enemies.

Customs are stronger than laws.

If you do not honor your parents, your children will not honor you.

The wise man's nakedness is between his loins, and that of the fool between his cheeks.

Ask someone else for advice but keep your knowledge to yourself.

Whom god favors, he tries with affliction.

He who instigates good deeds is greater than the one who performs them.

Time heals old pain, while it creates new ones.

Sometimes the position does not make the man, but the man makes the position.

Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out.

Till age six, your son is your master; until ten he's your servant; until sixteen, a wonderful adviser; from then on, he's either your friend or your enemy.

Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence.

An advantage of poverty, your relatives gain nothing by your death.

The world exists on three things: truth, justice, and peace.

It's not the sin that maddens a person but the desire to do it.

Whoever welcomes his friend with a smile, it's as though he gave his friend the finest gifts in the world.

Gossip is more horrible than a capital crime.

Partnership is good only with your wife - and there are those who say this too is not certain.

Small children, a headache; big children, heartache.

If you don't aspire to great things, you won't attain small things.

Till age forty it is better to eat. after that, drinking is better.

A beautiful ornament looks best on a beautiful woman.

He who gossips and he who listens to it deserve to be thrown to the dogs.

The world is a tavern and the way hereafter is our home.

A guest who comes empty handed does not deserve a warm welcome.

People hate what they do not understand.

Slander slays three persons: the speaker, the spoken to, and the spoken of.

It's better that you suffer an injustice than you commit one.

Don't be sweet lest people lick you.

If you don't walk after eating, your food remains undigested.

The world is in the hands of fools.

An advantage of poverty: your relatives gain nothing by your death.

Three things show a man's character: his drinking, his pocket, and his anger.

He who gives charity anonymously is greater than moses.

Whoever prays loudly, it shows he has little faith.

Three things please a man: a lovely home, a lovely wife, and lovely possessions.

People worry, and God smiles.

It is fitting for a great God to forgive great sinners.

Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time.

Three things have a flavor of the world to come: sabbath, the sun, and married love.

Whoever marries for money will have unworthy children.

If you receive pay, you cannot sit idle and if you sit idle, you cannot receive pay.

A dream which has not been interpreted is like a letter unread.

The world is sustained by three things: justice, truth and peace.

Grapes picked too early don't even make good vinegar.

Three things are good in small doses and bad in big ones: yeast, salt, and hesitation.

Since god could not be everywhere, he created mothers.

It is better to talk to a woman and think of God, than talk to God and think of a woman.

Physician, heal thyself.

Whoever hates a reprimand is stupid.

Approach the perfumer and thou wilt be perfumed.

He who follows advice from women will end up in hell.

Three rebel against the light: the thief, the adulterer, and the bat.

An old man in the house is a burden, but an old woman is a treasure.

Silence is a woman's best garment.

The world rests on three things: the bible, religious worship, and deeds of loving kindness.

Whoever hastens to grow rich will not go unpunished.

A slanderer kills three: himself, his listener, and the person who was slandered.

Those who train themselves in wisdom cultivate true courage.

It cannot be true religion if it loves money.

Whoever has not tasted sinfulness does not qualify for holiness.

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have forsaken him.

A people's legends reveal its character more clearly than its acts and events.

These three are the marks of a Jew--a tender heart, self-respect, and charity.

Silence is a fine jewel for a woman, but it is little worn.

The worst kind of person is one whose power of speech is greater than his power of thought.

Do not eat before you have fed your animal.

Poverty is no disgrace, but neither do you have to take pride in it.

There's no rain without thunder, and no children born without pain.

A basic rule of caution: don't be overly cautious.

Whoever depends on his wife's earnings will not succeed.

Silence is a fence around wisdom.

Rivalry of scholars advances wisdom.

There are all kinds of people in the world: asses and mules, dogs and hogs, and also worms.

Don't be quick to get angry; rage is found in the bosom of fools.

An unlucky man falls on straw, but splits his nose from a hidden stone.

He has sold the sun to buy a candle.

There is nothing better than a good reputation.

Whoever cannot lie cannot be a matchmaker.

Poverty runs after the poor, wealth after the rich.

Silence heals all ills.

There are no bad beasts except man.

In my life of vanity i saw everything: a righteous man dying in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long after his evil deeds.

Anxiety breaks a man's backbone.

There is no vice that does not occasionally have some benefit, and no virtue that at times is not hurtful to some people.

Respect flies away for the one who pursues it and hunts the person who is fleeing from it.

He who does not teach his son a trade teaches him to steal.

Whoever can protest against a wrong, and does not, will be punished.

There are people who deserve paradise for their thoughts, and hell for their deeds.

A slave shows his true character, not while he is enslaved but when he becomes a master.

If you want to control your soul, hand it as a gift to your intellect.

Pride is the mask we make of our faults.

There is no such thing as tasty medicine.

Do not judge your fellow man until you have stood in his place.

Repentance prolongs a man's life.

A leader is not necessarily one who knows the way but one who thinks he knows the way.

Who's a hero? he who turns his enemy into his friend.

There are seventy ways of interpreting the bible.

In a community, your reputation matters. in a strange place, your clothing counts.

Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.

A man dies when he stops working.

Who seeks more than he needs hinders himself from enjoying what he has.

He is great whose faults can be numbered.

There are three crowns: bible, priesthood, royalty. but the crown of a good name surpasses them all.

Do not speak of secrets in a field that is full of little hills.

Real success is success of the soul.

Who is mighty? One who makes an enemy into a friend.

There is no greater beauty than that of logic.

Promise little and do a lot.

A stupidly devout man, the slyly evil, and the sanctimonious woman - these will destroy the world.

If your son-in-law is good, you gained a son. if he is bad, you've lost a daughter.

Anger in a house is like a worm in a plant.

Promise little and do much.

Do not speak of secret matters in a field that is full of little hills.

Who can find a woman of valor? her price is far above rubies.

Put another way, satan is a person's wish to do evil. *

There are three people whose lives are unworthy - the overly compassionate, the hot-tempered, and the hypercritical.

He that eats till he is sick must fast till he is well.

Immortality is surely a pleasant feeling, especially when the individual is still alive.

Whoever teaches his son teaches not only his son but also his son's son, and so on to the end of generations.

There is one moral duty that moralists underrate almost criminally - the duty to enjoy god's world.

Slander is more deadly than weapons; weapons wound from close range, slander hurts from a distance.

A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it when it stays away and its a problem when it rains too much.

Whoever pursues fame and greatness, they flee from him; whoever shuns greatness, it comes after him.

Through faith man experiences the meaning of the world; through action he is to give it meaning.

Happy the generation where the great listen to the small, for it follows that in such a generation the small will listen to the great.

If you see your friend's ox or sheep straying, don't look the other way; return them to your friend.

There are three things that attract: a house for its inhabitants, a woman for her spouse, and a bargain for a customer.

If a man and his wife are deserving, god's presence is with them; if they are not deserving, fire consumes them.

If i am not for myself, who will be? but if i am only for myself, what am i? and if not now, then when?

I was young, now i'm old, and i did not see a righteous man forsaken and his children begging for bread.

When swindlers meet a genuinely honest man, they're so astonished they regard him as a greater swindler than themselves.

Weep for the mourners, not for the dead; they have gone to their rest, and we are left to lament.

Two farmers each claimed to own a certain cow. While one pulled on its head and the other pulled on its tail, the cow was milked by the lawyer.

Just as the world cannot exist without livelihoods, so it cannot exist without miracles and wonders.

God did not create woman from man's head, that he should command her, nor from his feet, that she should be his slave, but rather from his side, that she should be near his heart.

Your friend has a friend and the friend of your friend has another friend. Learn how to keep quiet.

Ten measures of beauty descended on the world; nine went to jerusalem, and one to the rest of the world.

To do things wrong with best intentions is better than acting to the letter of the law with evil intentions.

To be simple is a pedestrian virtue, but to persevere in simplicity is a virtue of spiritual giants.

A person is always responsible: if his act was accidental or intentional, whether he was awake or asleep.

If you do a person a favor, you'll be his superior; if he does one for you, his inferior; and if neither, you'll be his friend.

Man is like a breath, his days like a passing shadow.

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Adam was the luckiest of men: he had no mother-in-law.

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Which is a man's most desirable occupation? the one for which he is most fit.

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If everyone cleaned his own doorstep, all the streets would be clean.

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The loftier and more distant the ideal, the greater its power to lift up the soul.

A man's heart tells him of his opportunities better than seven watchmen on the lookout tower.

Man has succeeded in overcoming tremendous spaces, but not the distance between one man and another.

If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two.