Inner Guard of Proverbs 22:22-25

Neville's Inner Vision

All the characters in this proverb are states of consciousness, and the gate is the entry to your inner city. When you rob the poor or oppress the afflicted, you deny a part of your own soul—the mercy that loves the weak—and you awaken an inner consequence that mirrors cruelty back to you. The LORD will plead their cause; in the language of imagination, the I AM within you acts as judge and advocate, ensuring every oppressed feeling is attended and balanced. Make no friendship with an angry man, nor go with a furious man; for to dwell with them you gradually learn their ways and become entangled in a snare for your soul. Rather, cultivate the awareness that you are the perceiver and the sovereign power behind every scene. Assume the feeling that I AM is protector of the weak; revise any moment of anger into calm; stand in compassionate discernment. By consistently choosing mercy and inner justice, you liberate yourself from snares and let the inner order reflect righteousness outwardly.