Meanings
- Bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.
On earth, lawyers rarely come to harm because the devil looks after his own.
2013, Adamu Kyuka Usman Lilymjok, The Mad Professor of Babeldu, page 4891 more example
Charlie was often asked how he escaped so many attempts on his life. His reply was, “The Devil looks after his own.”
2013, Deborah Frethem -, Haunted Tampa: Spirits of the Bay, →ISBN
Translations
Polish złym ludziom często się powodzi
- złym ludziom często się powodzibad people often prosper unfairly
Spanish bicho malo nunca muere
- bicho malo nunca muerebad people often prosper unfairly
Cite this entry
the devil looks after his own. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20devil%20looks%20after%20his%20own
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