Meaning
'Finger never seh look here, it seh look yonder' — the pointing finger never says 'look here', it says 'look over there'. People are quick to point out others' faults but never their own, the proverb observes: we direct blame and attention away from ourselves and toward everyone else. Drawn from the plain way a finger points outward, it is a shrewd rebuke of hypocrisy and finger-pointing, reminding the accuser that the same hand that indicts another conveniently spares itself.
Examples
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Him quick fi chat everybody business but nuh look pon himself; finger never seh 'look here', it seh 'look yonder'.
He's quick to gossip about everyone else but never examines himself; we point at others, not ourselves.
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Before yuh judge, check yuhself — finger never seh 'look here', it seh 'look yonder'.
Before you judge, check yourself — the finger points away, never at itself.
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Everybody see di nex one fault; finger never seh 'look here', it seh 'look yonder'.
Everyone sees the other person's fault; people point outward, not inward.
Origin
A gesture image: an extended index finger always points away from the hand, never back at itself — a figure for blaming others while overlooking one's own faults.
How it’s used
Used to call out hypocrisy — criticising others while ignoring your own shortcomings.