Neville Goddard on Proverbs 21:6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 21 in context

Scripture Focus

6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Proverbs 21:6

Biblical Context

Proverbs 21:6 warns that treasures won by lying are hollow, a vanity tossed by those chasing death. It contrasts dishonest gain with true provision that comes from inner alignment with truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the inward world, the 'lying tongue' is a false imaginal act—an attempt to conjure riches by imagination that denies truth. The verse names such gain as vanity, a fluttering dream carried to and fro by the restless mind. When you believe wealth can come by deceit, you are living in a state of separation from the I AM, the awareness that you are and have always been complete. The only true riches are the outcomes of consciousness aligned with truth; provision flows when you cease to chase appearances and rest in the sense of I AM. The 'they seek death' phrase points to the self-destroying result of living by appearances rather than by inner truth. As you revise your inner image to reflect honesty, your external feed follows. Neville's method teaches that what you imagine and believe becomes your experience; thus, wealth that harms truth cannot endure.

Practice This Now

Practice a brief revision: close your eyes, declare, I AM wealth, and align your feeling with honest provision. See yourself already provisioned by truth and let that inner image lead your outer responses.