Neville Goddard on Proverbs 4:1-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 4 in context

Scripture Focus

1Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.

3For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

5Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Proverbs 4:1-9

Biblical Context

The passage invites attentive listening to wise inner instruction, urging you to keep the inner commandments, seek wisdom, and honor the inner crown that wisdom grants.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the speaker in Proverbs 4 is the inner father—your I AM, the steadfast law by which you live. 'Hear, ye children' invites your younger self to listen not to fear, but to the quiet, unwavering voice of understanding. 'Good doctrine' and 'my law' become the inner order you align with, so that to 'keep my commandments' is to hold steady in a preferred state of consciousness. To 'get wisdom' is to assume that you already ARE the wise state, and to persist in that assumption until every thought, feeling, and circumstance reflects it. 'Forsake her not' and 'love her' are invitations to dwell in the discipline that preserves and guides you. When you exalt wisdom, you elevate the very atmosphere of your mind; she 'promotes thee' by drawing people and events into harmony with your inner alignment. The crown of grace, a crown of glory, is the external expression of an inward, felt reality. Place yourself in that reality now, and watch as life conforms to the elevated order you have assumed.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: close your eyes and, for a few breaths, assume the feeling of 'I am wisdom' and let the inner law govern you; then picture a crown gently resting upon your head as proof of the inner order.