The Tongue's Power Within

Proverbs 18:21 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 18 in context

Scripture Focus

21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 18:21

Biblical Context

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; what you continually speak, inwardly or outwardly, becomes your experience. Thus, your devotion to words determines the fruit you eat.

Neville's Inner Vision

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love the word eat its fruit. In the Neville idiom, the tongue is the outward expression of an inner state—the I AM you identify with. Every thought clothed in sound acts as a seed planted in your world. When you speak from your desired state—quietly, with feeling—you beckon conditions to align with that state. Do not argue with appearances; revise them by assuming the completion is already yours. Say, "I am the I AM at rest in abundance," and feel the truth until it registers as real. The fruit you taste is the natural outcome of the inner vibration you sustain. The practice is simple: assume the wish fulfilled, feel it now, and let your words harmonize with that assumption. Your imagination is the architect; your tongue merely confirms the image. Remember, God is the I AM behind all words; through disciplined imagination you cultivate life rather than death.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: pick a present concern and revise it by assuming the desired state is already true; dwell in the feeling of its reality for a few minutes.

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