Neville Goddard on Proverbs 1:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 1 in context

Scripture Focus

5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

Proverbs 1:5-6

Biblical Context

A wise person listens and grows in learning. They seek understanding to grasp proverbs, interpret the words of the wise, and receive wise counsel.

Neville's Inner Vision

Proverbs 1:5–6 invites you into the schooling of consciousness. A wise man is not a distant teacher but the state of awareness that chooses to hear, to attend to the inner teaching, and to increase learning. To hear is to acknowledge that more wisdom resides within you, and to decide that every new insight is your own inner counsel becoming clear. The 'interpretation' and the 'dark sayings' are the inner dialogues through which your mind refines belief until it aligns with the truth you already are: the I AM, the constant, unmoved observer. When you dwell in that state, the words of the wise are not external voices but your own higher impressions taking form. Providence and guidance arise as you revise: you do not seek wisdom; you recognize you are its source and move from assumption to realization. The verse teaches you to practice inner listening until you feel the shift from question to certainty, from doubt to guidance, from potential to assured action. Your reality follows your inner recognition; wisdom simply becomes your experience as you listen within.