Yoruba Proverbs and Their Meaning

-Jomi Jomi, okuroro ni i soni da. (Insisting that one's children act like one makes one a wicked person).
- Joosua, ajooko bi eni wogbe. (Joshua, a name that sounds like an act of jumping into the bush).
- Ka gbekun yile, kii se egbe aja laelae ( The fall of a leopard does not mean he can be likened to a dog).
-Kaka ko san fun alajapa, pipa lori igun n pa. (Instead of things to get better for the trader, he is turning bald like a vulture).
- Kini apari wa de iso onigbajamo.( what is a bald man doing in a barber's shop?)
-Ko seye to le dori kodo bi adan, afi eyi ti eje yio t'enu re jade.(Hanging upside down is the unique nature of a bat, any bird that tries to imitate this unique nature will see blood running down its mouth).
-Ko si iru kaun lawujo okuta.( there is no stone like potash, it is matchless.)
-Kosi ohun to kan baalu pelu pe ona moto ko dara.( The aeroplane has no business with a bad road).
- Kokoro okanjua, ilekun ibanuje ni won maa n fi n si ( Greediness opens the door of sorrow).
- Baa ti se laa wi, a ki yan ana eni lodi. ( we can only state our intentions, but should not keep malice with one's in-law).
-Baba jona, o n bere irun agbon, ki lo fa sababi. (The old man was burnt to death, you are asking for his beard, what do you think caused the fire outbreak).
- Bi a ba na inaki, obo la n ke si. ( When we beat a gorilla, we are looking for the wrath of a baboon).
-Bi a ba kilo fun ole, ka kilo fun onisu eba ona. (If we warn the thief, it is good we warn the owner of the yam tuber by the door post).
- Bee ni 'se, kii je ka mo iku akuwarapa. ( That is how is does, will not allow us to know the attack that will kill the epileptic).
-B'ese o ba se ajanaku, a ki r'eran erin lori ate. (If evil has not befall the elephant, its meat will not be for sale).
- Bi a ba mu akogun tan, oye ku feere.( Once we take out the title of the war leader, other chieftaincy title are insignificant.)
- Bi a ba ro didun ifon, a o hora de egun. ( If we think of the pleasantness of scratching the itch, we will scratch to the bone.)
-Bi adete yio muko, yio gba suuru. (If a leper is to drink pap, then a great patience is required).
- Bi alagbede ba n lu irin loju kan soso, oju amin lo n wa ni be. ( if a blacksmith hammers on a particular point, he wants a distinguishing mark there).
- Bi ati mo laa d'ade, eniti ko l'esin ki de wonwon.( once manner of arrival is based on status, a man that does not have a horse cannot arrive with noise,)