Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien tiene boca se equivoca.»
Word for word
Whoever has a mouth makes mistakes.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: To err is human.
Used to comfort someone who has just made a mistake or said something wrong, reminding them that everyone errs. Common in everyday conversation across the Spanish-speaking world.
Hear it in a sentence
No te preocupes por lo que dijiste en la reunión; quien tiene boca se equivoca.
Don't worry about what you said in the meeting; to err is human.
More Spanish sayings
- No es tan fiero el león como lo pintan. — The devil is not as black as he is painted.
- De médico, poeta y loco, todos tenemos un poco. — Everyone has a bit of the doctor, poet, and madman in them.
- Se dice el pecado, pero no el pecador. — Name the sin, not the sinner.
- El amor es ciego. — Love is blind.
- No hay mal que dure cien años. — Troubles don't last forever.
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.