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59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: qeni që leh, s'të ha — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Basque: zakur zaunkaria nekez hozkaria — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Catalan: gos que lladra, no mossega — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Chinese Mandarin: 刀子嘴豆腐心 (dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Chinese Mandarin: 善吠的狗很少咬人 (shàn fèi-de gǒu hěn shǎo yǎo rén) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Czech: pes, který štěká, nekouše — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Danish: gøende hunde bider sjældent — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Dutch: blaffende honden bijten niet — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Esperanto: bojanta hundo ne mordas — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Esperanto: ne ĉio batas, kio tondras — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Esperanto: kiu multe parolas, ne multe faras — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Finnish: haukkuva koira ei pure — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• French: chien qui aboie ne mord pas — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• German: Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Greek: σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Greek: σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skylí pou gavgízei den dagkónei) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Hungarian: amelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Ingrian: haukkuva koira ei konskaa pure — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Italian: can che abbaia non morde — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Italian: cane che abbaia non morde — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Japanese: 弱い犬ほどよく吠る (yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Japanese: 能無し犬の高吠え (nōnashi inu no takaboe) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Korean: 짖는 개는 물지 않는다 (jinneun gaeneun mulji anneunda) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Latin: canis sine dentibus vehementius lātrat — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Macedonian: куче што лае, не каса (kuče što lae, ne kasa) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: انجيڠ مڽالق تق مڠݢيݢيت — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: هاريماو برتمڤيق تق مماکن اورڠ — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: هاريماو مندرم تق منڠکڤ — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: هاريماو مڠاءوم جارڠ منڠکڤ — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: anjing menyalak tak menggigit — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: harimau bertempik tak memakan orang — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: harimau menderam tak menangkap — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malay: harimau mengaum jarang menangkap — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Malayalam: കുരയ്ക്കുന്ന പട്ടി കടിക്കില്ല (kuraykkunna paṭṭi kaṭikkilla) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Polish: pies, co bardzo szczeka, nie bardzo kąsa — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Polish: krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Portuguese: cão que ladra não morde — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Portuguese: cão que late não morde — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Romanian: câinele care latră nu mușcă — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Russian: ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет (lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Serbo-Croatian: пас који ла̏је не гризе — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Serbo-Croatian: pas koji laje ne grize — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Slovene: pes, ki laja, ne grize — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Spanish: perro ladrador, poco mordedor — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Spanish: perro que ladra no muerde — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Sranan Tongo: a no babariman e broko pranasi — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Swedish: skällande hund bits inte — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Tagalog: ang asong kahol nang kahol ay hindi nangangagat — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Tagalog: ang asong tahol nang tahol ay hindi nangangagat — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Tamil: குரைக்கும் நாய் கடிக்காது (kuraikkum nāy kaṭikkātu) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Telugu: అరిచే కుక్క కరవదు (aricē kukka karavadu) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Telugu: మొరిగే కుక్క కరవదు (morigē kukka karavadu) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Thai: หมาเห่าไม่กัด (mǎa hào mâi gàt) — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Turkish: havlayan köpek ısırmaz — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Vietnamese: chó sủa là chó không cắn — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Vietnamese: thùng rỗng kêu to — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Walloon: li tchén ki baweye ni hagne nén — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Walloon: tchén ki hawe ni hagne nén — people who make threats rarely carry them out
• Walloon: les tchéns ki hawèt n' hagnèt nén — people who make threats rarely carry them out