Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 7:19-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 7 in context

Scripture Focus

19Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city.

20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

21Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

23All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.

Ecclesiastes 7:19-23

Biblical Context

Wisdom strengthens the wise more than external power, yet no one on earth is perfectly righteous. It also warns that listening to every spoken word can trap you, since your own heart knows you have cursed others.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this not as a condemnation, but as an invitation to the inner agora where you are already complete. The wise one in the text is not the conqueror of cities, but the I AM that remains steady behind every thought, desire, and fear. Strength does not reside in ten mighty men, but in the perception that life flows through you as consciousness. There is no fully just man upon earth, yet you can awaken the inner standard by which you measure yourself. Do not heed every spoken word, for words are only passing sounds—your true authority rests in the awareness that hears them and remains unchanged. Your own heart knows that you, too, have cursed others in thoughts or judgments; this is not a guilt to bear but a signal to revise. All this was tested by wisdom, and the distant goal was the end you sought; but the practice is to realize you already are what you seek. Assume the end: you are wise now, you are clean, you are forgiven. When you inhabit that belief, the inner movements align your outer world with it.