Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Phụ người trời phụ, thương người trời thương

🎙 Say it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

The heavens will reward those who are kind and punish those who are cruel

Literally: Heaven helps those who help, heaven pities those who pity

Examples

Người làm việc tốt thì trời sẽ thưởng, người làm việc xấu thì trời sẽ phạt, như câu nói phụ người trời phụ, thương người trời thươngThose who do good will be rewarded by heaven, and those who do bad will be punished, as the saying goes, heaven helps those who help and pities those who pity

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-07; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Phụ người trời phụ, thương người trời thương” mean?

The heavens will reward those who are kind and punish those who are cruel Literally: Heaven helps those who help, heaven pities those who pity

Is “Phụ người trời phụ, thương người trời thương” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

👁 Views 0 today 0 past 7 days 0 this month 0 all time