Refining the Heart Within

Proverbs 17:3-5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 17 in context

Scripture Focus

3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.
4A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:3-5

Biblical Context

Silver and gold are refined by fire, yet God tests the heart. The passage warns that those who chase lies, exalt false speech, or mock the vulnerable dishonor the Maker.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your world is the mirror of your inner states. The fining pot and furnace are the steady reminder that the heat of belief tries every heart. The LORD trieth the hearts means your awareness tests every belief beneath it; what you entertain as true becomes your lived scene. When a wicked doer clings to false lips—when you argue with lies or cling to untrue judgments—you feed a counterfeit voice that grows louder in your moments of decision. A liar hearing a naughty tongue is your own mind entertaining contradictions; choose one steady, truthful tone, and the inner speech shifts. To mock the poor is to mock your Maker within, for the poor is not other but a projection of your own neglected humility and neediness. And if you rejoice at calamity, you disown the unity of life and invite inner instability. The path is simple: assume the truth you wish to live, revise the false narratives, and feel it real in your heart. The refining fire reveals your true state and rewrites your world through imagination.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a quiet moment, assume the truth you desire as already real and feel the heart warmed by it. Then revise any fear-based thought to a higher, compassionate stance and watch your outer scene shift.

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