Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien miente, roba.»
Word for word
Who lies, steals.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: He who lies, steals.
Used to express that lying is a serious moral failing, comparable to theft. Common in moral instruction and scolding.
Hear it in a sentence
No tolero que me engañes, porque quien miente, roba.
I won't tolerate you deceiving me, because he who lies, steals.
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 exact level.