Idiomatically

Danish

Sku ikke hunden pa harene

Don't examine the dog by its hair

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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
Greek
Τα ράσα δεν κάνουν τον παπά
It's not the robe that makes the priest
Hebrew
אל תסתכל בקנקן אלא במה שיש בו
Don't look at the jug, but at what's inside it

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