Neville Goddard on Proverbs 1:20-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 1 in context

Scripture Focus

20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,

Proverbs 1:20-21

Biblical Context

Wisdom cries out in the streets and gates, inviting people to listen and choose discernment. It presents Wisdom as an inner movement within consciousness, guiding a faithful life from within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Proverbs 1:20-21 presents Wisdom crying in the streets and at the gates, yet Neville would urge you to hear it as a description of your own consciousness. Wisdom is not a fact outside you; it is the state of awareness you choose to inhabit. When you imagine hearing that voice in your mind's streets, you are being asked to shift from reaction to recognition: the world in which you think it exists is created by your own inner movements. The city, the gates, the openings are all inside you—the places where decisions are made, where belief becomes form. The call to discernment is a call to recall your I AM, your eternal presence, and align your actions with that truth. By acknowledging Wisdom as already present, your mind is rearranged; fears fade, trust returns, and your choices begin to reflect a higher order. The external seems to change only after the inner state has been revised to one of clarity and fidelity to truth.