Quiet Wisdom, Hidden Power
Ecclesiastes 9:14-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ecclesiastes 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
These verses tell of a small city saved by a poor, wise man, who is forgotten anyway. Wisdom is better than strength, and the words of the wise are heard in quiet, not in loud command.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your mind is the little city; the great king is the outward pressure of life. The bulwarks are fear and habit’s walls. The poor wise man within is the unrewarded wisdom of your consciousness—the I AM that imagines, discerns, and decides. When you acknowledge him, he delivers the city not by shouting, but by seeing rightly and acting from a quiet inner certainty. Though the world’s ruler may seem to dominate, your inner wisdom can outthink him through stillness; his words—gentle and discerning—move the scene with less noise than the commands of fools. The mechanics are simple: assume safety and rightness within; revise your sense of self to claim that inner wisdom has already delivered the city; feel grateful for that conviction as the I AM claims mastery over your life. External results follow from this inward shift; you may be unseen by others, but you have become the victor through inner discernment.
Practice This Now
Assume the inner wise man has already saved the city. Close your eyes, feel the siege lifting, and silently affirm: I am wisdom in action, heard in the quiet of my mind.
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