Refusing Greed's Enticement
Proverbs 1:10-19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Proverbs 1:10–19 warns against joining those who chase wealth through violence. It shows greed as a waking dream that drains life and community.
Neville's Inner Vision
To the one who dares to listen, the 'sons' and the enticers are not far-off sinners but states of consciousness vying for control. The invitation 'come with us' is a pressure to cast your awareness into a common purse, a shared attitude that believes wealth must be scavenged at the expense of others. Yet the verse exposes the vanity of such schemes: the net spread in sight of a bird, the trap that devours its own mates. When you identify greed as a repeated pattern of thought rather than a person, you can choose differently. In truth, you are the I AM, the same consciousness that creates a world where abundance flows as a natural energy, not as a theft. The remedy is to refuse alignment with those persuasive states and to occupy a higher inner economy—one of wisdom, obedience to divine order, and generosity. Recognize every urge to hoard as a test of your inner faith, and answer with the assumption that you already possess fullness within.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Assume the feeling of abundant wealth that serves wisdom; mentally revise the 'one purse' idea into a mind that shares blessing with all.
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