speak of the devil, and he will appear

proverb An acknowledgment of a person who has arrived just as or after they were being discussed. John: "Hey everyone, sorry I'm late!" Dave: "Well, speak of the devil, and he will appear! We were just talking about something funny you said the other day."

See also: and, appear, he, of, speak, will

See also:

when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter
teach a man to fish
village
it takes a village
give a man a fish...
a man is judged by the company he keeps
a man is known by the company he keeps
best-laid schemes/plans, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans of mice and men

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