Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La verdad no peca, pero incomoda.»
¿Cómo se dice «La verdad no peca, pero incomoda» en inglés? The truth doesn't sin, but it makes people uncomfortable.
Word for word
The truth does not sin, but it bothers.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The truth doesn't sin, but it makes people uncomfortable.
Used when telling the truth causes discomfort or anger. Common to justify speaking honestly even when it upsets someone.
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Hear it in a sentence
Sé que no te gusta lo que digo, pero la verdad no peca, pero incomoda.
I know you don't like what I'm saying, but the truth doesn't sin, it just makes people uncomfortable.
More Spanish sayings
- Los niños y los borrachos siempre dicen la verdad. — Children and drunkards always tell the truth.
- Sarna con gusto no pica. — A labor of love is no burden.
- Se dice el pecado, pero no el pecador. — Name the sin, not the sinner.
- En boca del mentiroso, lo cierto se hace dudoso. — A liar's truth is still doubted.
- Ladrón que roba a ladrón tiene cien años de perdón. — Robbing a thief is no crime.
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