Proverbs
Translations of "proverbs" (90 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Spreuke(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Albanian | Fjalët e urta(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | Παροιμίαι(book of the Bible) | Paroimíai | |
| Arabic | اَلْأَمْثَال(book of the Bible) | al-ʔamṯāl | |
| Armenian | Առակաց(book of the Bible) | Aṙakacʻ | |
| Asturian | Proverbios(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Basque | Esaera Zaharrak(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Bengali | প্রবচন(book of the Bible) | probocon | |
| Breton | Krennlavarioù(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Burmese | သုတ္တံကျမ်း(book of the Bible) | suttamkyam: | |
| Catalan | Proverbis(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Cebuano | Mga Panultihon(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | پەندەکانی سلێمان(book of the Bible) | pendekanî slêman | |
| Chinese | 箴言(book of the Bible) | Chim-giân | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 箴言(book of the Bible) | zam¹ jin⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 箴言(book of the Bible) | Zhēnyán | |
| Corsican | Pruvèrbii(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Czech | Přísloví(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Danish | Ordsprogene(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Dutch | Spreuken(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Eastern Min Chinese | 箴言(book of the Bible) | Cĭng-ngiòng | |
| Estonian | Õpetussõnad(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Faroese | Orðtøk Sálomons(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Finnish | Sananlaskut(book of the Bible) | — | |
| French | Proverbes(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Georgian | იგავნი სოლომონისა(book of the Bible) | igavni solomonisa | |
| German | Sprüche(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Greek | Παροιμίες(book of the Bible) | Paroimíes | |
| Greenlandic | Ussatit(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Gujarati | નીતિવચનો(book of the Bible) | nītivacno | |
| Hakka Chinese | 箴言(book of the Bible) | Chṳ̂m-ngièn | |
| Hawaiian | Nā ʻŌlelo Akamai A Solomona(book of the Bible), Solomona(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Hindi | लोकोक्ति(book of the Bible) | lokokti | |
| Hungarian | A példabeszédek könyve(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Icelandic | Orðskviðirnir(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Ido | Proverbium(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Indonesian | Amsal(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Irish | Leabhar na Seanfhocal(book of the Bible), Seanfhocail(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Italian | Proverbi(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Japanese | 箴言(book of the Bible) | Shingen | |
| Kannada | ಙ್ಞಾನೋಕ್ತಿಗಳು(book of the Bible) | ṅñānōktigaḷu | |
| Kazakh | Нақыл сөздер(book of the Bible) | Naqyl sözder | |
| Korean | 잠언(book of the Bible) | Jameon | |
| Latin | Proverbia(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Latvian | Pamācības(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Lavukaleve | Proverbs(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Limburgish | Spreuke(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Lithuanian | Patarlių knyga(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Lutuv | Phungthluvbie(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Sprachwierder(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Malay | Amsal(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Malayalam | സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ(book of the Bible) | sadr̥śyavākyaṅṅaḷ | |
| Maltese | Ktieb il-Qwiel(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Manx | Raaghyn Creeney(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Māori | Ngā Whakataukī(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Marathi | नीतिसूत्रे(book of the Bible) | nītisūtre | |
| Mirandese | Probérbios(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Mongolian | Сургаалт Үгс(book of the Bible) | Surgaalt Ügs | |
| Neapolitan | Pruverbi(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Nepali | हितोपदेश(book of the Bible) | hitopadeś | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | Mithali(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Norwegian | Ordspråkene(book of the Bible), Salomos Ordtøke(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Odia | ହିତୋପଦେଶ(book of the Bible) | hitopadeśa | |
| Persian | امثال(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Polish | Księga Przysłów(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Portuguese | Provérbios(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Punjabi | ਕਹਾਉਤਾਂ(book of the Bible) | kahāutā̃ | |
| Romanian | Proverbe(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Russian | Кни́га При́тчей Соломо́новых(book of the Bible), При́тчи(book of the Bible) | Kníga Prítčej Solomónovyx, Prítči | |
| Scots | Proverbs(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | Gnàth-fhacail(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | Priče Solomunove(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Sinhalese | හිතෝපදේශ(book of the Bible) | hitōpadēśa | |
| Slovak | Príslovia(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Slovene | Pregovori(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Spanish | Proverbios(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Swahili | Mithali(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Swedish | Ordspråksboken(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Tagalog | Kawikaan(book of the Bible), Mga Kawikaan(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Tamil | நீதிமொழிகள்(book of the Bible) | nītimoḻikaḷ | |
| Telugu | సామెతలు(book of the Bible) | sāmetalu | |
| Thai | สุภาษิต(book of the Bible) | sù-paa-sìt | |
| Tumbuka | Zintharika(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Turkish | Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Turkmen | Süleýmanyň pähimleri(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Urdu | امثال(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Waray-Waray | Mga Darahunon(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Welsh | Diarhebion(book of the Bible) | — | |
| West-Frisian | Spreuken(book of the Bible) | — | |
| Zealandic | Spreuken(book of the Bible) | — |
Spreuke
Fjalët e urta
Proverbios
Esaera Zaharrak
Krennlavarioù
Proverbis
Mga Panultihon
Pruvèrbii
Přísloví
Ordsprogene
Spreuken
Õpetussõnad
Orðtøk Sálomons
Sananlaskut
Proverbes
Sprüche
Ussatit
Nā ʻŌlelo Akamai A Solomona, Solomona
A példabeszédek könyve
Orðskviðirnir
Proverbium
Amsal
Leabhar na Seanfhocal, Seanfhocail
Proverbi
Proverbia
Pamācības
Proverbs
Spreuke
Patarlių knyga
Phungthluvbie
Sprachwierder
Amsal
Ktieb il-Qwiel
Raaghyn Creeney
Ngā Whakataukī
Probérbios
Pruverbi
Mithali
Ordspråkene, Salomos Ordtøke
امثال
Księga Przysłów
Provérbios
Proverbe
Proverbs
Gnàth-fhacail
Priče Solomunove
Príslovia
Pregovori
Proverbios
Mithali
Ordspråksboken
Kawikaan, Mga Kawikaan
Zintharika
Süleyman'ın Özdeyişleri
Süleýmanyň pähimleri
امثال
Mga Darahunon
Diarhebion
Spreuken
Spreuken
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.