Inner Crown of Wisdom
Proverbs 14:17-19 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 14 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Anger makes you act foolishly; the simple fall into folly. The prudent are crowned with knowledge, and the wicked bow before the good.
Neville's Inner Vision
Observe that each line of the text reflects inner states. The 'anger' is not external; it is a vibration of a belief that you are incomplete, a lack of alignment with the I AM. When one is quick to anger, one imagines a reality dominated by reaction; such a movement is 'foolish' because it denies awareness. The 'wicked devices' are inner plots born from fear; when you feed them, you harbor hate; others 'hate' that person in relationship, but in truth, you are simply revealing your misalignment. The verse that 'the prudent are crowned with knowledge' proclaims that inner discipline—belief, assumption, correct inner gestures—produces knowledge and discernment that show up as outcomes. Finally, 'the evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous' shows that when the inner state is aligned with the I AM, external circumstances bend toward you; your inner integrity commands outer parity. The practice is to assume the better-feeling state of your wiser self; revise harsh judgments; feel the truth that you are already wise, just awaiting outward expression; with repeated feeling-it-real, the world bows to your inner righteousness.
Practice This Now
Assume the calm, wiser self now: declare, I am composed, I see clearly; revise anger into understanding, and feel the reality of prudent knowing filling my life.
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