Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Dios los cría y ellos se juntan.»
Word for word
God raises them and they come together.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Birds of a feather flock together.
Said when people with similar traits, habits, or backgrounds naturally find each other, often with a slightly ironic or critical tone. Widely used across the Spanish-speaking world.
Hear it in a sentence
Los dos son igual de traviesos y ahora son mejores amigos: Dios los cría y ellos se juntan.
They're both equally mischievous and now they're best friends: God raises them and they come together.
More Spanish sayings
- Cada oveja con su pareja. — Birds of a feather flock together.
- Mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos. — Others' misery is a fool's comfort.
- Genio y figura hasta la sepultura. — Character and habits last a lifetime.
- La unión hace la fuerza. — United we stand, divided we fall.
- Un clavo saca otro clavo. — One nail drives out another.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your level.