appearances are deceptive

English

Proverb

appearances are deceptive

1. It is not possible to judge a person's character from their outward appearance.

Synonyms

• clothes don't make the man
• you can't judge a book by its cover

Antonyms

• fine feathers make fine birds

Translations

Appearance is not enough to judge anything or anyone

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Bengali: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 熟能无过, 熟能無過／熟能无过

• Czech: zdání klame, zdání může klamat
• Danish: skinnet bedrager
• Dutch: schijn bedriegt
• Finnish: ulkonäkö pettää
• French: les apparences sont trompeuses (fr)
• German: der Schein trügt oft
• Hungarian: a látszat csal (hu)
• Irish: tá láithrithe mealltach
• Italian: l'apparenza inganna
• Japanese: 外見で自分の性格を判断することはできません (gaiken de jibun no seikaku o handan suru koto wa dekimasen)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Malay:

  Jawi: ڤنمڤيلن بوليه منيڤو

  Rumi: penampilan boleh menipu

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: skinnet bedrager

• Russian: вне́шность обма́нчива f (vnéšnostʹ obmánčiva)
• Spanish: las apariencias engañan
• Sranan Tongo: ala piri tifi a no lafu
• Swedish: skenet bedrar (sv)
• Tagalog: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: görünüş aldatıcı olabilir
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can