Neville Goddard on Exodus 23:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Exodus 23 in context

Scripture Focus

7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

8And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Exodus 23:7-8

Biblical Context

Keep away from false matters and do not justify the wicked; protect the innocent and uphold truthful judgment. Gifts are cautions that blind the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

Neville's Inner Vision

Exodus 23:7-8 speaks not of distant law courts, but of the state of your own mind. The false matter is any belief not born of your I AM, any verdict that hinges on appearances rather than truth. The innocent and righteous you do not slay; you do not condemn your true self when life tempts you to doubt. The line I will not justify the wicked declares that consciousness cannot call a lie real. The gift clause shows how a token, praise, or ease can enter your judgment and blind the wise, twisting the words of the righteous within. When you trust gifts, you grant your discerning faculty to be swayed by surface conditions, forgetting that reality is imagined by you. Yet the spirit behind these verses is practical: you are invited to assume the unmoved center of awareness, the I AM, and to see every circumstance through that transparent lens. By revising in imagination, you render deception inert and allow truth to rise as your inner governor, shaping a righteous outward life in alignment with your inner conviction.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of unwavering integrity now; when you are tempted by a gift or appearance, revise your thought and declare I am the I AM and I see truth only, letting that conviction govern your actions.