אל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בו

Hebrew

l tstkl bqnqn l bmh shysh bv

Don't look at the jug, but at what's inside it

This is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.

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Danish
Sku ikke hunden på hårene
Don't examine the dog by its hair
English
You can't judge a book by its cover
Finnish
Ei ole koiraa karvoihin katsominen
One shall not choose a dog by its hair
French
L'habit ne fait pas le moine
The habit (religious clothing) doesn't make the monk
Hindi
जाति ना पूछो साधु की; पूछ लीजिए ज्ञान
Ask not a saint of his caste; rather, of his knowledge