17 Bible Verses about The Inward Being

We do not give up! Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. Our light affliction is for the moment. It works more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory for us. We do not look at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen. For the things that are seen are temporal (for a season). But the things that are not seen are eternal.

Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom.

The breath of man is the candle of Jehovah, searching all the inward parts of him.

You foolish ones. Did he that made the outside also make the inside?

But he is a Jew who is so on the inside with circumcision of the heart, in spirit, not in letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Give that which is within as charity. Then all things are clean for you.

It takes a painful experience to cleanse our hearts.

Watch out for the false prophets. They are disguised as sheep. But in their hearts they are vicious wolves.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, yet the inside is full of extortion and excess.

The Lord said: You Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter. Yet your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

You appear righteous to men. However, inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that appear beautiful on the outside. They are full of dead men's bones and uncleanness on the inside.

You are blind. Clean the inside of the cup and platter first. Then clean the outside.

It is the Spirit of the truth. The world cannot receive it. The world does not see or know it. You know it because it lives with you and will be with you.

All these evil things come from within and defile the man.

We do not give up! Though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

Let your appearance be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit. This is of great value in the sight of God.