Parables of the Foolish Mouth

Proverbs 26:7-9 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 26 in context

Scripture Focus

7The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
8As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
9As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:7-9

Biblical Context

Foolish speech is unbalanced and harmful. Honoring fools leads to harm, and a parable from a drunkard stings like a thorn.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the lines of Proverbs invite you to look inward and observe the parable spoken by a fool as a sign of inner misalignment. The 'legs of the lame' are the feet of your perception—when you are identified with a thought rather than with the I AM, your inner stance becomes uneven, and the stories you tell yourself falter. A parable from a fool—an outer word projected by an uncentered state—shows how energy is wasted on praise where it cannot heal. To give honor to a fool is to hand your energy to a wrong ruler; the stone bound in a sling is your conviction misused, launched at wind and illusion. And a thorn in the hand of a drunkard is the result when you allow a seductive tale to govern your choices. Return to awareness. Choose to perceive through the quiet I AM rather than through the voice of disturbance; revise your inner narrative so that your speech is grounded in truth and alignment with wisdom. The inner act is simple: assume the state of steady awareness now, and feel it real as your new baseline.

Practice This Now

Assume the state of steadiness now; feel it real by breathing into the chest and allowing calm to radiate through your words.

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