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Proverbs and Idioms
Common Hebrew proverbs and their meanings.
כָּל הַהַתְחָלוֹת קָשׁוֹת
All beginnings are hard
kol hahatchalot kashot
אֵין חָכָם כְּבַעַל הַנִּסָּיוֹן
No one is wiser than one with experience
ein chacham keba'al hanisayon
לֹא כָּל מַה שֶּׁמַּבְרִיק הוּא זָהָב
All that glitters is not gold
lo kol ma shemavrik hu zahav
הַזְּמַן הוּא כֶּסֶף
Time is money
hazman hu kesef
דַּבֵּר מְעַט וַעֲשֵׂה הַרְבֵּה
Speak little and do much
daber me'at va'ase harbe
אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ
There is no smoke without fire
ein ashan bli esh
מָחָר יִהְיֶה יוֹם חָדָשׁ
Tomorrow is a new day
machar yihye yom chadash
אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב
One thing in the mouth another in the heart
echad bape ve'echad balev
Describes two-faced people
הַמְּבַקֵּשׁ גְּדוֹלוֹת יִמְצָא קְטַנּוֹת
He who seeks great things will find small ones
hamevakesh gdolot yimtza ktanot
כּוֹחוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם בְּשִׂפְתוֹתָיו
A person's power is in their lips
kocho shel adam bsiftotav
אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי מִי לִי
If I am not for myself who will be for me
im ein ani li mi li
From Pirkei Avot
לֹא תַּעֲשֶׂה בַּיּוֹם מַה שֶּׁאַתָּה יָכוֹל לַעֲשׂוֹת מָחָר
Don't do today what you can do tomorrow
lo ta'ase bayom ma she'ata yachol la'asot machar
Ironic proverb about procrastination