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.fɛt ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pɛ.i/ ~ /nyl n‿ɛ pʁɔ.fɛt ɑ̃ sɔ̃ pe.i/

Proverb

nul n’est prophète en son pays

1. no man is a prophet in his own country, no one is a prophet in their own land