17 Bible Verses about The Inward Being

Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

The spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord,
Searching all the innermost parts of his being.

You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

But he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter; and his praise is not from men, but from God.

But give that which is within as charity, and then all things are clean for you.

Stripes that wound scour away evil,
And strokes reach the innermost parts.

“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

“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.

So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.

You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.”

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

but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.