Quiet Mind, Wise Heart
Proverbs 24:9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 24 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The proverb warns that entertaining foolish thoughts is sin. A scornful attitude toward others is abominable to people.
Neville's Inner Vision
Your true 'sin' is not a distant rule but a drift from your I AM, a yielding to foolish, undisciplined thoughts. The thought of foolishness is a moment you relinquish power to childish images, and in that moment you separate from the imagination that creates your life. The scorner represents an inner critic—the habit of judging and condemning—which becomes an abomination to men because it poisons relationships that are reflections of your inner condition. This is not punishment but a signal: notice the inner state that breeds contempt, for you project what you harbor. Return to the sense of the I AM as sovereign, discerning presence. Cultivate true discernment, faithfulness to truth, and obedience to that higher self, and the outer life will mirror a calmer, nobler inner weather. When you live as the observer rather than the reactor, your world reorders itself to match your renewed inner state.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: When a foolish thought arises, silently revise it with, 'This is not mine; I choose the I AM as my discernment.' Then feel the reality of that wiser state for 60 seconds, letting the inner observer calm your mind and redraw your world.
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