Neville Goddard on Proverbs 19:4-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 19 in context

Scripture Focus

4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

5A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

6Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

Proverbs 19:4-7

Biblical Context

Prosperity seems to gather friends, while poverty separates a person from neighbors. Lies and false testimony destroy trust; generosity may win favors, but genuine friendship often eludes the poor.

Neville's Inner Vision

All outer conditions are states of consciousness. Wealth and friends are inner movements seen outward. When you feel lack you are keeping a belief of separation; when you revise to abundance you shift the entire field. The verse invites you to notice how attention and speech shape reality: false witness and deceit are seen as inner distortions that block harmony, while truth and generosity align with your true nature. See wealth not as a coin but as the confidence I AM holding in this moment; imagine the prince and the favored, yet know they are aspects of your own awareness responding to your inner stance. Practice a daily revision: repeatedly assume I am presently abundantly supplied; feel the warmth of trusted companionship; when you perceive others as separated, return to this inner sense of union. In this way the chapter becomes a map of inner economics, where friends follow your conviction rather than your purse.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and imagine a circle of friends approaching with warmth and support; feel yourself abundantly supplied and reinforce the conviction with the inner statement, I AM abundantly provided for, now.