one good turn deserves another

English

Proverb

one good turn deserves another

One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.
Antonym: one bad turn deserves another

Derived terms

good turn

Translations

one act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness

Chinese:
Mandarin: 善有善報／善有善报 (zh) (shànyǒushànbào), 禮尚往來／礼尚往来 (zh) (lǐshàngwǎnglái)
Finnish: hyvät teot palkitaan
Hungarian: jótett helyébe jót várj
Polish: przysługa za przysługę
Romanian: după faptă și răsplată
Russian: услу́га за услу́гу (uslúga za uslúgu), долг платежо́м кра́сен (dolg platežóm krásen) (words pay no debts, a debt is good when it's paid)
Spanish: es de bien nacidos ser agradecidos

References

Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 262.

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