יִשְׁמְעוּ אָזְנֶיךָ מַה שֶּׁפִּיךָ מְדַבֵּר

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Let Your Ears Hear What Your Mouth Speaks/ You are contradicting yourself! /You are illogical! / "Let your ears hear what your mouth says!

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Listen to the things you yourself are saying. Figuratively: pay attention to the contradiction between your actions and your words.

('And you listened to its arguments and heard all its statutes—listen with your ears to what your mouth is saying'—Jerusalem Talmud, Terumot 1:1; and likewise: 'He said to her: Let your ears hear what your mouth is speaking. If the Holy One, blessed be He, had given wisdom to fools, they would sit in latrines, alleyways, and bathhouses and would not engage with it. Rather, the Holy One, blessed be He, gave it to the wise so that they would sit in the assembly of elders, in synagogues and in houses of study, and engage with it'—Midrash Tanchuma (Warsaw), Vayakhel, section 2; and likewise: 'Blessing! In the name of the God of Israel! Are your ears hearing what your mouth is speaking?!...'—Shalom Aleichem, How to Drive Away Mice, Cue)