forewarned is forearmed

Alternative forms

 * forewarned, forearmed

Etymology
Possibly, although not certainly, from the Latin saying praemonitus praemunitus.

Proverb

 * 1) Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Catalan: home previngut val per dos
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 凡事預則立
 * Dutch: een gewaarschuwd mens telt voor twee
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: gewarnt ist gewappnet, Gefahr erkannt Gefahr gebannt
 * Italian: uomo avvisato, mezzo salvato
 * Latin: praemonitus praemunitus
 * Polish: przezorny zawsze ubezpieczony
 * Portuguese: um homem prevenido vale por dois
 * Romanian: un om prevenit face cât doi
 * Russian: кто предостережён, тот вооружён, предупреждён — значит вооружён
 * Spanish: hombre prevenido vale por dos
 * Sranan Tongo: te yu mati barba e bron, yu musu nati di fu yu