A PROPHET WITHOUT HONOR -

"An unrecognized seer or predictor.The implication (of the phrase) is that the people close to the soothsayer don't want to hear what he says, or don't like what they hear. The phrase comes from the Bible (Matthew 13:57). Jesus had been teaching the people of his own country, who were disbelieving and 'offended in him.' He says: 'A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house." From "Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, New York, 1985).