Meaning
'Finger never seh look here, it seh look deh' — the pointing finger never says 'look at me', it always says 'look over there'. People are quick to point at and blame others but never at themselves, the proverb observes: we readily find fault in everyone else while sparing ourselves. Drawn from the plain way a finger points outward, away from its owner, it is a shrewd rebuke of hypocrisy and finger-pointing, reminding the accuser that the same hand that indicts another conveniently overlooks its own.
Examples
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Him blame everybody but himself; finger never seh 'look here'.
He blames everyone but himself; the finger never points at itself.
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Before yuh accuse, check yuhself — finger never seh 'look here'.
Before you accuse, examine yourself — we're quick to blame others.
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A always somebody else fault; finger never seh 'look here', it seh 'look deh'.
It's always someone else's fault; people point outward, never inward.
Origin
A gesture image: an outstretched finger points away from the hand, never back at itself — as people point out others' faults, not their own.
How it’s used
Used to call out hypocrisy and quick blame — a reminder to examine yourself before accusing others.