Palestinian Proverbs

Palestinian Proverbs weave Levantine wisdom born at a crossroads of empires and olive‑grove villages. They prize hospitality, steadfastness, sharp humor, and family honor, echoing life under displacement and daily struggle.

Only the soil knows when a young mouse is ill. (Palestinian Proverb)
Pride is the mask of our sins. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The eye does not get over the eyebrow. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The eye is the one that eats. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The eye will often wander the road that love has taught. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The heart is a tree; it grows where it wants. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The house is our father's and the strangers came to kick us out. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The ignorant is his own enemy. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
The one who loves does not hate. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
There will be a day for the oppressor when he will be crushed like garlic. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Whatever is written on the forehead is always seen. (Palestinian Proverb)
Whatever man had done, man may do. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
You will not dare mistreating the face you see in the morning. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Your close neighbor is better than your faraway brother. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Away from the eye, away from the mind. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Do good and throw it in the sea. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Do good if you expect to receive it. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Do not drink from a well and throw a stone into it. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Every eye has its look. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Hit the iron while it's still hot. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
If you sit at a crossroads, you will get sick. (Palestinian Proverb)
Nobody will cut a head off except the one who put it on. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Where there is abundance, there is poverty. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Who has no past, has no future. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb
Sell what you have bought while the dust is still on your shoes. View proverb
Palestinian Proverb