| Russian | English |
| всякий поп по-своему поёт | every man in his own way (george serebryakov) |
| глухому поп две обедни не служит | that is deaf as a post is to be told but once at most |
| глухому поп две обедни не служит | must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| глухому поп двух обеден не служит | that is deaf as a post is to be told but once at most |
| глухому поп двух обеден не служит | must I tell you a tale and find you ears too? (contrast: a good tale is none the worse for being twice told. Used as a reply to someone's request to say it again, to repeat it, and means: I do not want to say it twice) |
| каков поп, гаков и приход | like author, like book |
| каков поп, таков и приход | jack is as good as his master |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like master like man |
| каков поп, таков и приход | jack wants to be as good as his master |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like teacher like pupil |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like priest, like people |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like teacher, like pupil |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like priest, like flock |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like priest, like people (дословно: Каков священник, такова и паства) |
| каков поп, таков и приход | such master, such man |
| каков поп, таков и приход | such master, such servant (Anglophile) |
| каков поп, таков и приход | good masters make good servants (дословно: у хороших хозяев-хорошие слуги) |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like cow, like calf |
| каков поп, таков и приход | like master, like man |
| каков поп таков и приход | like master, like man |
| каков поп, таков и приход | as a man is so is his |
| о вкусах не спорят: кому нравится поп, кому – попадья, а кому – попова дочка | opinions differ |
| поп людей учит, а сам грешит | the devil lurks behind the cross (дословно: За распятием сатана прячется) |
| поп попа видит издалека | birds of a feather flock together |
