people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

English

Alternative forms

• people who live in glass houses should not throw stones
• people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones; people that live in glass houses should not throw stones
• those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones; those who live in glass houses should not throw stones

Pronunciation

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Proverb

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

1. Do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.

Synonyms

• judge not, that you be not judged

Translations

one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault

• Arabic: مَن كَانَ بَيْتُهُ مِن زُجَاج لَا يَرْمِي النَّاس بِالْحَجَارَة‎ (man kāna baytuhu min zujāj lā yarmī n-nās bi-l-ḥajāra)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 勿道人之短 (wù dào ren zhī duǎn), 禿子別罵和尚, 秃子别骂和尚 (tūzi bié mà héshàng), 病多，勿挑他人錯, 自身毛病多，勿挑他人错 (zìshēn máobìng duō, wù tiāo tārén cuò)

• Czech: zamést si před vlastním prahem (cs) pf
• Danish: kast ikke med sten hvis du selv bor i et glashus
• Finnish: lasitalossa asuvan ei pitäisi heitellä kiviä
• French: c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité (fr), celui qui vit dans une maison de verre ne doit jamais lancer de pierres
• German: wer im Glashaus sitzt, sollte nicht mit Steinen werfen (literal equivalent); ein Esel schilt den andern Langohr (literally “one donkey calls another long-ear”); man sollte zuerst vor der eigenen Haustür fegen (literally “one should sweep one’s own doorstep first”); das sagt der Richtige (literally “you’re the right one to say that!”); du hast es nötig (literally “[so you think] you’re the one who is in need [of starting this topic]!”)
• Greek: Οι άνθρωποι που ζουν σε γυάλινα σπίτια δε πρέπει να πετούν πέτρες (Oi ánthropoi pou zoun se gyálina spítia de prépei na petoún pétres)
• Hebrew: מי שגר בבית מזכוכית שלא ישליך אבנים‎ (Mi she-gar be-vayit mi-zekhukhit she-lo yashlikh avanim)
• Hindi: शीशे के घरों में रहने वाले दूसरों के घरों पर पत्थर नहीं फ़ेंकते (śīśe ke gharõ mẽ rahne vāle dūsrõ ke gharõ par patthar nahī̃ feṅkte)

• Irish: an té atá saor caitheadh sé an chéad chloch
• Italian: che è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra
• Japanese: 猿の尻笑い (さるのしりわらい, saru no shiri warai)
• Persian: کسی که در خانه شیشه‌ای زندگی می‌کند سنگ پرتاب نمی‌کند‎ (kasi ke dar xâne-ye šiše-i zendegi mi-konad sang partâb nemi-konad) (literal equivalent)
• Portuguese:

  (Brazil): quem tem telhado de vidro não joga pedra no dos outros

• Romanian: cine are casă de sticlă, nu aruncă cu pietre, casa de sticlă cu pietre se strică.
• Russian: не пи́ли сук, на кото́ром сиди́шь (ne píli suk, na kotórom sidíšʹ), не ищи́ сори́нку в чужо́м глазу́, не замеча́я бревна́ в своём (ne iščí sorínku v čužóm glazú, ne zamečája brevná v svojóm)
• Scots: fowk wha leeve in gless hooses shoudnae thraw stanes
• Spanish: quien tiene tejado de vidrio no tire piedras al de su vecino, vemos la paja en el ojo ajeno, y no vemos la viga en el nuestro, el burro hablando de orejas
• Swedish: (man ska inte) kasta sten i glashus ([one should not] throw stones in houses of glass), (man ska) sopa rent framför egen dörr ([one should] sweep one's own doorstep)
• Turkish: dinime söven Müslüman olsa

See also

• hypocrisy
• pot calling the kettle black