7 Bible Verses about Externals

there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.

And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence.

But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;