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 فَلَا يَرْمِ النَّاس بِالْحَجَارَة‎ (man kāna baytuhu min zujāj falā yarmi n-nās bi-l-ḥajāra)

  South Levantine Arabic: اللي بيته من قزاز، برميش الناس بالطوب‎ (illi bēto min ʔazāz, birmī-š in-nās biṭ-ṭūb)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 禿子別罵和尚, 秃子别骂和尚 (tūzi bié mà héshàng, literally “A baldy shouldn't insult a monk.”), 別五十步笑百步, 别五十步笑百步 (bié wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù), 莫五十步笑百步, 莫五十步笑百步 (mò wǔshí bù xiào bǎi bù)

• 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 (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: quem tem telhado de vidro não joga pedra no dos outros (Brazil)
• 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 (literally “[one should not] throw stones in houses of glass”), (man ska) sopa rent framför egen dörr (literally “[one should] sweep one's own doorstep”)
• Turkish: dinime söven Müslüman olsa

See also

• hypocrisy
• pot calling the kettle black