Inner North Wind Speech
Proverbs 25:23 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Proverbs 25 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Proverbs 25:23 says that an angry countenance drives away a backbiting tongue, just as a north wind drives away rain.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within this single line, the north wind is not a weather pattern to be chased, but a symbol of your inner coherence. The rain represents the bustling noise of others’ judgments and gossip. When you yield to anger, you throw warmth and clarity into the air, inviting a backbiting tongue to land on your thoughts and speech. But when you hold the I AM as your steady, unshakeable awareness, the inner air becomes a wind that blows away disturbance; others' words cannot settle upon a calm consciousness. The backbiting tongue is not a force against you; it is the voice of another state, and by not taking it in you, you prevent its rain from soaking you. So you practice the simple act of revision: you assume that you are the calm north wind, and admit that anger cannot persist in the field of your inner weather. In that posture, truth and fidelity rise, and your speech will reflect peace rather than storm.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare, 'I AM the calm north wind in me; anger passes, peace remains.' Then silently revise a current sharp sentence into a gentle one, feeling it real.
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