Phrase guide

every cloud has a silver lining

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: [eːvɹi khlɑʊd hæz ə sɪlvɚ laiːnɪŋ]
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proverb

Meaning 1

There is something good in any bad situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See entry for silver lining.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رُبَّ ضارّةٍ نافِعةٌ (rubba ḍārratin nāfiʕatun) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Armenian: չկա չարիք առանց բարիք (čʻka čʻarikʻ aṙancʻ barikʻ) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Catalan: d'un gran mal en surt un gran bé — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陽光總在風雨後 /阳光总在风雨后 (yángguāng zǒng zài fēngyǔ hòu) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塞翁失馬,焉知非福 /塞翁失马 — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焉知非福 (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Czech: všechno zlé je k něčemu dobré — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Danish: over skyerne er himlen altid blå — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Dutch: achter de wolken schijnt de zon — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Dutch: na regen komt zonneschijn — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Dutch: elk nadeel heeft zijn voordeel — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Dutch: dat dan weer wel — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Finnish: jokaisella pilvellä on hopeareunus — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Finnish: ei niin pahaa, ettei jotakin hyvääkin — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • French: à quelque chose malheur est bon — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • French: après la pluie, le beau temps — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • French: un mal pour un bien — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • French: d'un grand mal sort un grand bien — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • French: d'un grand mal sourd un grand bien — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • French: il n'y a de grand mal qu'un grand bien ne suive — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • German: nach Regen folgt Sonnenschein — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • German: kein Leid ohne Freud — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Greek: ουδέν κακόν αμιγές καλού (oudén kakón amigés kaloú) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Hungarian: minden rosszban van valami jó — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Icelandic: fátt er svo með öllu illt að ekki boði nokkuð gott — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Indonesian: badai pasti berlalu — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Indonesian: setelah hujan ada rintik air mata — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Irish: an áit a mbíonn an dólás bíonn an sólás ina aice — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Italian: non tutti i mali vengono per nuocere — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Japanese: 楽あれば苦あり (raku areba ku ari) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Korean: 새옹지마 (sae'ongjima) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Lithuanian: nėra to blogo, kuris neišeitų į gerą — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: هاري تقکن سياڠ سهاج — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: هيلڠ کابوس تدوه هوجن — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: ستياڤ يڠ بوروق اد باءيقڽ جوݢ — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: ستياڤ کبوروقن يڠ برلاکو مستي اد هکمه اتاو کباءيقن د سباليقڽ — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: hari takkan siang sahaja — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: hilang kabus teduh hujan — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: setiap yang buruk ada baiknya juga — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Malay: setiap keburukan yang berlaku mesti ada hikmah atau kebaikan di sebaliknya — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Norwegian Bokmål: aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Norwegian Bokmål: over skyene er himmelen alltid blå — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Norwegian Bokmål: etter regn kommer alltid solskinn — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Polish: nie ma tego złego, co by na dobre nie wyszło — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Portuguese: não há mal que não venha por bem — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Romanian: după ploaie vine soare — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Russian: нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Russian: что ни де́лается, всё к лу́чшему (što ni délajetsja, vsjo k lúčšemu) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Scottish Gaelic: tha a' ghrian air cùlaibh gach sgothan — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Serbo-Croatian: у сваком злу, неко добро — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Serbo-Croatian: u svakom zlu, neko dobro — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Slovak: všetko zlé je na niečo dobré — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Spanish: no hay mal que por bien no venga — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Spanish: el que no se consuela es porque no quiere — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Swedish: inget ont som inte har något gott med sig — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Tagalog: may liwanag sa likod ng ulap — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Thai: ฟ้าหลังฝน (fáa lǎng fǒn) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Turkish: her işte bir hayır vardır — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Ukrainian: немає лиха без добра (nemaje lyxa bez dobra) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Ukrainian: нема́ ли́ха без добра́ (nemá lýxa bez dobrá) — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Vietnamese: trong cái rủi có cái may — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Welsh: mae ymyl arian i bob cwmwl du — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Welsh: daw eto haul ar fryn — in every bad situation there is an element of good
  • Yoruba: ilé ọba tó jó, ẹwà ló bù sí — in every bad situation there is an element of good