जाति ना पूछो साधु की; पूछ लीजिए ज्ञानHindiPronunciationjaati naa puucho saadhu kii; puuch liijie jnyaanLiteral Translation Ask not a saint of his caste; rather, of his knowledgeEquivalentsThis is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.ListMapDanishSku ikke hunden på håreneDon't examine the dog by its hairEnglishYou can't judge a book by its coverFinnishEi ole koiraa karvoihin katsominenOne shall not choose a dog by its hairFrenchL'habit ne fait pas le moineThe habit (religious clothing) doesn't make the monkHebrewאל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בוDon't look at the jug, but at what's inside it12Login to correlate with other idioms