બેઠક Bethak

મોઢે ટઢવું કહે, વાંસે કાંઈ બોલે નહીં;

mōḍhē ṭaḍhavuṁ kahē, vāṁsē kāṁī bōlē nahīṁ;

Literally
He says cold things to the face, he does not speak anything behind the back.
What it means
A person who is honest and consistent in their speech is trustworthy.

Also said as

  • તેવાને નહીં જો, સાચું સોરઠીઆ ભણે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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