— English The devil dreads holy water.
— Maltese The devil is a busy bishop in his own diocese.
— English The devil dares not peep under a maid's coat.
— English The devil can quote scripture.
— English ❖ The devil is an ass.
— English The devil himself doesn't know where women sharpen their knives.
— Latvian The devil was handsome when he was young.
— French The devil turns away from a closed door.
— Spanish The devil is dead.
— English ❖ The devil tempts some, but an idle man tempts the devil.
— English The devil take the hindmost.
— English The poorer one is, the more devils he meets.
— Chinese The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
— English The worst devil is the one who prays.
— Polish ❖ The husband's mother is the wife's devil.
— German The devil sits behind the cross.
— Dutch The devil rides upon a fiddlestick.
— English The devil turns against its friend.
— Kenyan The wicked shun the light as the devil does the cross.
— Dutch ❖ The devil is God's ape.
— English The devil does not destroy his own house.
— African (Egypt) The father a saint, the son a devil.
— Italian The cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart.
— English The bigger the devil, the better the soldier.
— American ❖❖❖