Honor the Maker: Proverbs 17:5
Proverbs 17:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Those who mock the poor insult God, and delighting in others' calamities invites punishment. The verse links outer behavior with inner accountability, reminding us that God is within all.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your consciousness is the Maker of every scene you endure. When you mock the poor, you touch the sacred I AM within and deny your own divinity. To scoff at the vulnerable is to accuse the Creator of anything less than love; you deny the unity that makes every being a face of the same Life. Calamities you perceive are inner movements of mind, not distant storms; as you are, so you see. If you cheer at another's misfortune, you rehearse a split in your heart and punish the Maker within by withholding mercy. Neville's method is revision: assume a new state of consciousness where you are whole, abundant, and at peace, and recognize every appearance as a hint to awaken. See the poor as aspects of your own consciousness needing attention, not a separate foe. By dwelling in the I AM—feeling it real and unwavering—you replace judgment with compassion and fear with confidence. In that alignment, punishment dissolves and unity reigns; you become the living image of the Maker and your world responds accordingly.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and, in the I AM within you, imagine the poor as rays of your own divine image; hold the feeling of abundance and repeat I AM, I honor the Maker in all until it feels real.
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