'Inner' in the Bible

Indeed, a sword will pierce your own soul, too, so that the inner thoughts of many people might be revealed."

But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand beside him.

Having received these orders, he put them into the inner cell and fastened their feet in leg irons.

For I delight in the Law of God in my inner being,

Is there anyone who can understand his own thoughts except his own inner spirit? In the same way, no one can know the thoughts of God except God's Spirit.

His secret, inner heart will become known, and so he will bow down to the ground and worship God, declaring, "God is truly among you!"

I pray that he would give you, according to his glorious riches, strength in your inner being and power through his Spirit,

Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly.