nul n'est prophète en son pays

French

Etymology

Paraphrase of the Gospel according to Luke 4:24, « aucun prophète n'est bien reçu dans sa patrie » (“no prophet is well received in his native country”) (Louis Segond).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fɛ.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pɛ.i/ ~ /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fe.t‿ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pe.i/

Proverb

nul n’est prophète en son pays

1. a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, a prophet has no honor in his own country