one good turn deserves another

English

Proverb

one good turn deserves another

1. One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.

   Antonym: one bad turn deserves another

Derived terms

• good turn

Translations

one act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 善有善報／善有善报 (zh) (shànyǒushànbào), 禮尚往來／礼尚往来 (zh) (lǐshàngwǎnglái)

• Finnish: hyvät teot palkitaan
• Hungarian: jótett helyébe jót várj (hu)
• Polish: przysługa za przysługę
• Romanian: după faptă și răsplată
• Russian: услу́га за услу́гу (uslúga za uslúgu), долг платежо́м кра́сен (dolg platežóm krásen) (words pay no debts, a debt is good when it's paid)
• Spanish: es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos, favor con favor se paga

References

• Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 262.