Mwenye kovu usidhani kapoa
MEnglish Translation
Do not assume that someone with a scar is healed
Context & Meaning
Old wounds, physical or emotional, can still cause pain
Proverb ID
#380Type
Swahili ProverbRelated Proverbs
Proverbs starting with "M"
Mkulima ni mmoja, walaji ni wengi
The farmer is one, but the eaters are many
The farmer is one, but the eaters are many
Mwenye kubebwa hujikaza
He who is carried must cling on
He who is carried must cling on
Maneno mema humtoa nyoka pangoni
Pleasant words will draw a snake from its hole
Pleasant words will draw a snake from its hole
Mgeni hachomi chaza mtaani akanuka
A stranger does not roast an oyster in a village a...
A stranger does not roast an oyster in a village a...
Mkono mmoja haulei mwana
One hand cannot nurse a child
One hand cannot nurse a child