Words That Preserve Life

Proverbs 13:1-3 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 13 in context

Scripture Focus

1A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:1-3

Biblical Context

The verses teach that listening to instruction and speaking with restraint shapes your life. Haste and pride in speech invite destruction.

Neville's Inner Vision

These verses invite you to examine the inner governor behind every word. The wise son represents the state of consciousness that heeds inner instruction from your I AM, allowing truth to enter and guide action. The scorner—skeptic and rebellious impulse—refuses rebuke and thus feeds a life of turmoil. A man eats good by the fruit of his mouth when your spoken vibration matches the silent command of your higher self; conversely, the soul of the transgressors eats violence when your words betray fear or pride. Keeping the mouth is keeping life, because restraint aligns your speech with the divine pattern within you. When you speak from the I AM rather than from lack, you plant seeds that mature into circumstance. The act is not about moralizing; it is about inner discipline: your assumptions become your reality, and your words are the visible form of those assumptions. If you want a new landscape, revise your inner narrative and let your mouth become a trusted instrument of life.

Practice This Now

Pause before you speak and align your words with the I AM within. If you feel rushed, revise the thought until it feels true and speak from that inner reality.

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