Neville Goddard on Proverbs 30:21-23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 30 in context

Scripture Focus

21For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear:

22For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

23For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

Proverbs 30:21-23

Biblical Context

The passage names four signs of disquiet when life is out of order: a servant reigning, a fool fed with meat, an odious wife, and a handmaid who inherits. It points to internal misalignment in consciousness behind external upheaval.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the earth's disquiet reflects a consciousness out of order. When the servant rules, you are identified with lack of mastery; when the fool is fed on meat, desire becomes your sovereign and thoughts chase sensation. The odious woman represents a harsh judgment that corrupts your inner climate when you think authority should come from irritation rather than truth. The handmaid heir signals inverted order, the subordinate aspect claiming power as if it were yours to command rather than to serve. These are not external persons but inner forms that reveal how you have allowed lesser states to govern your life. The cure is to return to the I AM, to affirm that you are the rightful ruler of your inner realm. By imagining yourself as the sovereign mind, you revise these figures and restore harmony, letting wisdom, humility, and discernment take their proper seats.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, breathe, and declare I am the ruler of my inner realm. Then revise by seeing the servant, fool, odious wife, and handmaid bowing to your authority, while you feel the peace of rightful order.