Neville Goddard on Proverbs 2:16-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 2 in context

Scripture Focus

16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Proverbs 2:16-18

Biblical Context

Proverbs 2:16–18 warns that flattery from the stranger pulls you away from your inner guide and the covenant of God. The result is a path that leans toward death rather than life.

Neville's Inner Vision

You are not seeing a person, but a state of consciousness calling to you as the 'strange woman.' Flattery is a seductive image your mind offers to separate you from the I AM that you are. When you identify with such flatteries, you forsake the guide of your youth—the disciplined, quiet voice within that holds the covenant with God. The 'house' she builds is a habitual pattern of thought that leans toward death: distractions, fears, and counterfeit joys that promise life but deliver sleep. Neville Goddard's method invites you to deliver yourself by awakening to the I AM—the one awareness that never departs from you. See yourself as already aligned with the inner covenant and let the inner guide steer your decisions. As you dwell in that truth, the flattering illusion dissolves, the self-undoing paths collapse, and you walk a living road that leads to true vitality. This is not conquest of an external power but the recognition of your own inner state as God.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a quiet moment, assume the state 'I am the faithful I AM' and feel the inner guide steady your choices; when a flattering image rises, revise it by affirming 'I am led by the I AM' and return to covenant.