Funny and hilarious Nigerian proverbs mix humor with wisdom, bringing laughter while teaching valuable life lessons for everyday living.
What makes these proverbs so captivating is their ability to teach serious life lessons in a lighthearted way. Elders and storytellers have long used them to address sensitive topics, correct behavior, or share important advice without causing offense. The humor acts as a bridge, making the lessons more relatable and easier to remember. Whether shared during casual conversations, family gatherings, or community events, they spark joy while subtly guiding thoughts and actions.
These sayings also showcase the creativity and insight of the Nigerian people, proving that wisdom does not always have to be serious in tone. By mixing laughter with valuable advice, funny and hilarious Nigerian proverbs remind us that life should be approached with both a wise mind and a cheerful heart. They encourage resilience, open-mindedness, and the ability to find humor even in challenging situations.
Funny And Hilarious Nigerian Proverbs To Make You Laugh
[1]. The protection of a young chick is from the wings of the mother hen.
[2]. Lead from the back so that others will believe that they are in front.
[3]. Truth has only one colour, it never change.
[4]. Tears and water might look alike but they do not taste the same.
[5]. Not until a frog jump into hot water, it will not know that there are different types of water.
[6]. To give a monkey cup is not the problem but to collect the cup from the monkey is where the problem is.
[7]. Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
[8]. The road that leads to success is always under construction.
[9]. A bird that fly so high, fall from the sky.
[10]. A child who is bold enough to go to the farm on Eke day, must be bold enough to face the consequence.
[11]. It is only a thief that recognizes the footprints of another thief on a rocky plane.
[12]. Shame does not follow man and woman to enter the room.
[13]. You don't tell an Elder he's lying. You show him he's lying.
[14]. A pound in an entrepreneur's hand is worth more than a million in a lazy man’s pocket.
[15]. When a fowl suddenly begins to visit a guinea fowl she guards her eggs jealously.
[16]. A river does not flow through the forest without bringing down the trees.
[17]. Do not go out only to married a pretty lady because you may not be the only one who sleep with her, her beauty is something that makes her private part suffered a lot.
[18]. No matter how hot the sun heats up the earth, the hen can never lay a cooked egg.
[19]. A toad does not run in the afternoon for nothing.
[20]. In life one has to know that short cut is always a wrong way.
[21]. You don't use mirror to look at what you wearing in your hand.
[22]. If you can endure the wife of 16 years in the home with bad attitude then nothing is strange again.
[23]. It is very difficult to explain the dry bone of an old woman in a proverb.
[24]. A rat with many children always sleeps with her door open.
[25]. No matter how long it takes a stammerer, he must surely pronounce his father's name.
[26]. The sky is too big to accommodate both the pigeons and eagles.
[27]. A child that knows how to die must also know how to cover his eye.
[28]. The wise words of the elders are sure balm to a bleeding soul.
[29]. When an Hyena flirt with the hen, the hen is happy not knowing that its death is near.
[30]. When an animal started with a bad run, the hunter has no option than to give him a bad bullet.
[31]. Wisdom is of no known address sometimes a fool could be wiser.
[32]. A dog destined to die does not hear the whistle of its master.
[33]. A stubborn fly that refuse to hear word follows the dead body to the grave.
[34]. No matter how erective and aggressive the manhood may be, it still lies upon the testis.
[35]. The gentleness of a lion is never a symbol of humility.
[36]. If a bird learns how to fly without perching, a hunter learns how to shoot without aiming.
[37]. It is better to smile for nothing than to frown for something.
[38]. Never fight a person with nothing and still hope for nothing, he got nothing to lose.
[39]. Extra carefulness is needed in killing the mosquito that perches on ones stratum.
[40]. Without an understanding to wisdom we are premature to mature enough to speak to learned once.
[41]. There is nothing that has beginning without an end. Anything that has beginning most surely has an end.
[42]. A stubborn fly follows the curbs into the grave.
[43]. The discrepancy between man and woman is not just in between legs.
[44]. If the hand can break iron the stick begins to get afraid.
[45]. He or anyone who fetches ant-infested fireman should not complain when it begins to pay him a visit.
[46]. A woman who robs her husband's private part in the public ends up giving the husband to the community as an article.
[47]. When a hunter is trying to hunt an animal that is bigger than him, he becomes the animal.
[48]. No man is an Iceland, in this life you need someone and someone needs you.
[49]. The enemy you know is better than a friend you don't know.
[50]. A beautiful girl without character is like a fertile ground that has not been cultivated.
[51]. The frog that jumps into boiling water will learn too late.
[52]. If you refuse to climb the palm tree, don’t complain about no palm wine.
[53]. The mosquito that refuses to die is teaching persistence.
[54]. The chicken that wears shoes is not going anywhere fast.
[55]. If your laughter is too loud, remember the elders are listening.
[56]. The rat that dances in daylight is rehearsing for the owl.
[57]. A goat that escapes the rope should not laugh at the tied one.
[58]. The broom cannot sweep without a handle, no matter how proud it is.
[59]. The fish that forgets water will learn from the frying pan.
[60]. The toad that dances in daylight has seen something strange.
[61]. If your neighbour’s goat enters your farm, it has come for a meeting.
[62]. The dog that refuses to bark is planning something.
[63]. The strongest pounded yam still surrenders to soup.
[64]. The man who wears a cap too big is advertising his bald head.
[65]. The hen that steps into the kitchen is volunteering for soup.
[66]. The goat that eats yam should be ready for a long rope.
[67]. The rat that forgets the cat will remember the trap.
[68]. The chicken that boasts about its wings has not seen the hawk.
[69]. A man who eats beans before a journey will arrive late.
[70]. The frog that sits on a stone thinks it owns the throne.
[71]. The dog that eats bones in the market should expect trouble.
[72]. Even the best soup will spoil if left uncovered.
[73]. A man who chases two chickens catches none.
[74]. The goat that keeps quiet in the rope is planning an escape.
[75]. The man who hides his fufu from visitors will eat it cold.
[76]. The mosquito that lands on the scrotum teaches patience.
[77]. A chicken does not laugh at the turkey’s neck.
[78]. The fish that laughs at a worm should remember the hook.
[79]. The man who sleeps with his mouth open is inviting mosquitoes for a meeting.
[80]. Even the broom will not work if its strings are loose.
[81]. The goat that smiles at the lion will end up in its stomach.
[82]. If the pepper soup is mild, you have not swallowed it yet.
[83]. The fly that ignores advice will follow the corpse into the grave.
[84]. The man who calls his portion small has not seen his neighbour’s plate.
[85]. The bushmeat that laughs should check the hunter’s trap.
[86]. The mosquito that hums too much will be slapped.
[87]. The snail that refuses to move will be carried by the flood.
[88]. Even the slowest snail reaches home eventually.
[89]. The goat that follows the sheep to the market will return in a basket.
[90]. The rat that mocks the cat’s speed will not escape the trap.
[91]. The chicken that scratches in the pepper garden will sneeze.
[92]. If the soup is too hot, blow it before tasting.
[93]. The man who eats kola nut at night will tell stories till morning.
[94]. The frog that competes with the crocodile is digging its own grave.
[95]. The goat that brags about escaping the rope has not seen the soup pot.
[96]. The cockroach that visits the church still fears the broom.
[97]. Even the smallest pepper can trouble the tongue.
[98]. The rat that runs at night is avoiding the hawk.
[99]. The chicken that sings at midnight is calling the pot.
[100]. The man who laughs last is probably still thinking of the joke.
[101]. The goat that laughs at the dog’s chain has not seen the soup pot.
[102]. A man who swallows a coconut must trust his throat.
[103]. The chicken that mocks the eagle has not yet flown high.
[104]. If your pounded yam is too small, add plenty of soup and pretend.
[105]. The mosquito that praises your ear is preparing to bite it.
[106]. The dog that licks the lion’s paw is applying for trouble.
[107]. A frog that wears a crown is still a frog.
[108]. Even the rat that mocks the cat will respect the trap.
[109]. The man who drinks palm wine without food will see two moons.
[110]. If the soup is too sweet, somebody will lick the pot clean.
[111]. The goat that refuses to be tied will be roasted early.
[112]. A cockroach that dances in the kitchen is calling the broom.
[113]. The chicken that scratches too deep will find pepper.
[114]. If the yam is too hot, drop it before it burns your hand.
[115]. The lizard that nods all day is just exercising its neck.
[116]. A man who boasts about his soup must first light the fire.
[117]. The snail that races the tortoise is joking with its life.
[118]. If the soup smells nice, unexpected visitors will appear.
[119]. A goat that eats paper will learn to read hunger.
[120]. The rat that sleeps in the cat’s bed will wake up in the cat’s stomach.
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