Proverbs and Sayings Equivalent of Malay Peribahasa

A student must include idioms, proverbs, or sayings in their essay if they want to get high marks.
However, Malay students tend to know more of the Malay peribahasa than its English equivalent. I
list here several English proverbs which I think give the nearest meaning for the Malay peribahasa..

1. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush – yang dikejar tak dapat, yang dikendong berciciran
2. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – hutang darah dibayar darah, hutang nyawa, nyawa
padahnya
3. Better to be safe than sorry – Biar lambat asal selamat
4. Between the devil and the deep blue sea – ditelan mati emak, diluah mati bapak
5. Blood is thicker than water – air dicincang tak akan putus
6. Cut your coat according to your cloth – ukur baju di badan sendiri
7. Diamond cuts diamond – bertemu buku dengan ruas
8. Don’t judge a book by its cover – air yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya
9. Empty vessels make the most noise– tong yang kosonglah yang selalu berkocak
10. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me – takkan pisang berbuah dua kali
11. Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (yard) – beri betis hendakkan paha
12. In for a penny, in for a pound – sedikit-sedikit lama-lama jadi bukit
13. It never rains but it pours – sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga
14. It’s no use crying over spilt milk – sudah terhantuk, baru terngadah
15. Kill two birds with one stone – sambil menyelam minum air
16. Like father, like son – bapa borek, anak rintik
17. Many hands make light work – ringan sama dijinjing, berat sama dipikul
18. No garden without weeds - bumi mana tidak ditimpa hujan
19. No pain no gain - kalau tak dipecahkan ruyung, manakan dapat sagunya
20. No retreat, no surrender - biar putih tulang, jangan putih mata
21. Practice makes perfect – alah bisa tegal biasa
22. Time is money – masa itu emas
23. Where there is a will, there is a way– di mana ada kemahuan, di situ ada jalan
24. Water off a duck's back - Mencurah air di daun keladi