Inner Pride, Inner Law
Proverbs 16:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 16 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Pride in the heart is an inner state that the LORD rejects. Outward alliances cannot escape the inner consequences.
Neville's Inner Vision
In the inner Bible of the mind, the LORD is the I AM within you, and pride is a posture of separation. When you entertain a thought of superiority, you stand apart from the living reality of God present as awareness. This detachment brings its own punishment as misalignment: you feel hollow, you sense judgment coming as life's events echo your inward claim of self-sufficiency. But the law is merciful: you can revoke the state by assuming the opposite now. Decide that you are not the proud image you fear to lose; you are the I AM aware of all you are and all you shall be. Revise the memory of worthiness from outward proof to inward alignment; imagine yourself living from the consciousness that you are already loved, capable, and guided. As you dwell in that feeling, the external world rearranges to reflect the new inner order. Pride yields to unity; punishment dissolves into harmony as the I AM answers your call.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM; I am humble and receptive to guidance.' Feel your wholeness as you revise the memory of pride, then step into the day knowing your life is governed by inner law.
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