The Inner Verdict

Proverbs 18:17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 18 in context

Scripture Focus

17He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
Proverbs 18:17

Biblical Context

First, the speaker who goes first in his own cause seems just. Yet the neighbor comes and searches him, revealing what the first claim may have missed.

Neville's Inner Vision

Consider this verse as a map of your inner state. The one who speaks first in his own cause remains in a closed circle and therefore seems just to himself. But the neighbor comes and searches him—this is the inner test of your assumptions. In Neville's language, the 'neighbor' is the manifest test of your consciousness, the activity of I AM, the awareness that judges what you have accepted as real. When you cling to a self-serving narrative, you shrink your being and resist inquiry. The moment you choose to imagine listening, you invite a higher order of truth: every claim exists within the whole of consciousness and must harmonize with the other aspects of your experience. Righteousness and justice arise not from fighting the outside world but from harmonizing your state of awareness. Dwell in the I AM, revise the inner script, and you will find that the resolution you seek already exists in your present assumption.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and imagine the other side speaking. Revise your inner claim to include fair facts and the possibility of error, and feel the new state as real.

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