English Explanatory Dictionary

evil be to him who evil thinks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Those who plot to commit evil deeds or harbor disgraceful thoughts deserve to have evil done to them.

Pronunciation

En-us-evil be to him who evil thinks.oga

Word forms

evil be to him who evil thinks

Etymology

Compare with Anglo-Norman honi soit qui mal y pense ("shame on him who thinks evil of it"), the motto of the Order of the Garter.

Related words

chickens come home to roost old sins have long shadows reap what one sows sow the wind, reap the whirlwind what goes around comes around
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