6 Bible Verses about Externals

There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him."

And he said to them, "Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,

And the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear--