אין עשן בלי אש

Hebrew

Etymology

Middle ages: via Aramaic [Term?] from Latin flamma fumo est proxima, from a play by Plautus, 2nd century B.C.E..

Proverb

אֵין עָשָׁן בְּלִי אֵשׁ • (ein ashán b'lí esh)

1. where there's smoke, there's fire, there is a real cause for ambiance and rumors (literally, "there is no smoke without fire")

References

• Rosenthal, Ruvik (2009) Dictionary of Hebrew Idioms and Phrases, Keter Books (2005), →ISBN, page 42–43 of 42–43.