Yàrá kótópó gba ogún ọ̀rẹ́ (learn insight from this proverb)
Yàrá kótópó gba ogún ọ̀rẹ́, bí ìfẹ́ bá wà láàárín in wọn. / A little room is good enough for 20 friends, if there is love among them.
Òwe: Àgbàtán làá gb’ọ̀lẹ,
Òwe: Àgbàtán làá gb’ọ̀lẹ, bí a bá d’áșọ fún ọ̀lẹ, àá paá l’áró. Literal Translation: A lazy person must be helped completely, when we gift a lazy person clothes, we…
Rírà ni í kẹ́yìn pupa ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ tí kò bá rí ẹni jẹ ẹ́ (Read insight to this proverb)
Rírà ni í kẹ́yìn pupa ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ tí kò bá rí ẹni jẹ ẹ́. / Rottenness is what ends the life of a ripe banana, if it gets no one to…
Bí a bá fi àgbò fún eégún, à á jọ̀wọ́ okùn rẹ̀ (Read insight to this proverb)
Bí a bá fi àgbò fún eégún, à á jọ̀wọ́ okùn rẹ̀. / If we hand over a ram to the masquerade, we must release the tethering rope to the…
Ewúrẹ́ tó lè kígbe jù, kọ́ lebi ńpa jù (Read insight to this proverb)
Ewúrẹ́ tó lè kígbe jù, kọ́ lebi ńpa jù. / The goat that bleats the loudest, is not necessarily the most famished.
Àgbẹ̀ tó jẹun yó tó fọ́ akèrègbè (Read insight to this proverb)
,Àgbẹ̀ tó jẹun yó tó fọ́ akèrègbè ti gbàgbé pé ọjọ́ òǹgbẹ ṣì ḿbọ̀ / A farmer who ate, had his fill, and broke the water gourd forgot that days…
Ọlọ́run á mú olè
Ọlọ́run á mú olè, ṣùgbọ́n òtútù á pa aláṣọ. / God would eventually apprehend the thief, but the owner (whose clothes were stolen) would catch a cold.
Ìrọ̀rùn igi ni ìrọ̀rùn ẹyẹ
Ìrọ̀rùn igi ni ìrọ̀rùn ẹyẹ. / The peace of the tree is the peace of the birds that perch on it.
Àgbàlagbà tí ò kẹ́hùn sọ̀rọ̀ bá ọmọ wí ní kékeré
Àgbàlagbà tí ò kẹ́hùn sọ̀rọ̀ bá ọmọ wí ní kékeré, á kẹtan sáré lórí ọmọ náà tó bá dàgbà, tí ẹnu ò káa mọ́. / An elder who won’t sharply…
A kì í fi oró yán oró
A kì í fi oró yán oró; aforóyánró kì í jẹ́ k’óró ó tán; afìkàsànkà kì í jẹ́ ki ìkà ó tán bọ̀rọ̀. / Do not repay evil with evil;…