Neville Goddard on Proverbs 1:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 1 in context

Scripture Focus

8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

9For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

Proverbs 1:8-9

Biblical Context

Proverbs 1:8–9 urges you to heed the instruction of both father and mother; their guiding law will encircle your life with grace and self-discipline.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the father as the clear injunction of your higher self and the mother as the nurturing pull of your subconscious. When you choose to hear and obey their inner instruction, you awaken a state in which grace rests upon your head and discipline tightens the collar of your thoughts around your neck. In this inner economy, nothing happens to you—everything you experience flows from the state you inhabit. The ornament is not jewelry but consciousness rightly aligned; the chains are not punishment but structure that keeps you awake to your state. To practice, assume you are already governed by this inner authority, and let images of grace and order saturate your mind, confident that the world will reflect that state.

Practice This Now

Act: Assume right now that you are under inner authority—the 'father' and 'mother' within. In 60 seconds, repeat silently, 'I am guided by inner wisdom; grace crowns my thoughts and discipline guides my actions,' and feel the imagined ornament on your head and the steadying weight around your neck.