Who spit inna di sky, it fall inna dem face

proverb who SPIT inna di SKY, it FALL inna dem FACE huː spɪt ɪna di skaɪ ɪt fɔl ɪna dɛm feːs

Also spelled spit-in-di-sky, spit in the sky it fall in your face

Meaning

Whatever harm or disrespect you send out will come back on you. Just as spit thrown up at the sky falls straight back onto your own face, the wrong you do to others — curses, schemes, insults — returns to hurt you. A proverb about consequences and comeuppance.

Examples

  • Him wish dem bad an now him deh suffer — who spit inna di sky, it fall inna dem face.

    He wished them ill and now he's suffering — what you send out comes back on you.

  • Careful how yuh treat people; who spit inna di sky, it fall inna dem face.

    Be careful how you treat people; harm returns to its sender.

Origin

A traditional proverb; spit aimed at the sky falls back on the spitter. See [[lang-run-short-ketch]], [[bad-mind]].

How it’s used

The harm you send out returns to you. On karma/comeuppance. See [[bad-mind]], [[goat-mout]].