Soul Guards Against Snares
Proverbs 22:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 22 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Thorns and snares lie in the way of the froward; the one who guards his soul remains distant from them. The verse invites inward discipline to stay aligned with integrity.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's voice: The scene of Proverbs is not a road in the dust, but a state of consciousness. Thorns and snares illustrate the inner weather that accompanies a froward mind—restless, scheming, and detached from the I AM within. When you claim the I AM as your true awareness, you begin to see that these traps are only thoughts pretending to be future events. Keeping your soul means refusing to identify with the froward mood and steadily returning to the vision of yourself as already complete, intact, and guarded by your inner compass. By imagining yourself as the fixed center of awareness, the world wilts around the fear and impulse that would lead you into snares. Your external conditions adjust to reflect your inner posture. As you hold the I AM steady, you distance yourself from the imagined dangers, not by effort but by choosing to live from the truth of who you are.
Practice This Now
Practice: assume the I AM as your constant. When fear or impulse arises, revise it to 'I am the steady awareness keeping my soul' and feel it real.
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