Neville Goddard on Proverbs 31:3-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 31 in context

Scripture Focus

3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

4It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.

7Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31:3-9

Biblical Context

Proverbs 31:3-9 counsels a ruler to guard strength, avoid dissipation, and speak for the voiceless while upholding justice and mercy. It frames true leadership as inner discipline and compassionate action.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner king is a state of consciousness. The passage warns not to pour your strength into distractions or surrender to mental intoxication, lest you forget the law and misjudge the afflicted. The strong drink is the mental opiate of craving ease or noise that dulls awareness of the I AM. When you attend to the dumb and the poor within, you awaken your inner law to defend and uplift. The act of opening the mouth becomes the willingness to give voice to those parts of you that have no voice, to judge righteously in your inner council, and to plead for the neglected charges of your life. This is self governance, where your mental kingdom preserves order through compassion and justice, never through intoxication. See that you are the law itself applying justice in imagination, and outward reality will reflect this sound state.

Practice This Now

Assume the ruler state now and revise any impulse to dull awareness with entertainment or excess. In a quiet moment, imagine speaking for the voiceless within and declaring I AM the law of this consciousness, then feel the reality of a just inner order.