Neville Goddard on Proverbs 4:23 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 4 in context

Scripture Focus

23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Proverbs 4:23

Biblical Context

The verse teaches that the heart is the wellspring of life and must be guarded with care, for inner state determines outer experience. What resides inside shapes the texture of outward life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the I AM is the sovereign observer—the heart you must keep is the seat of that awareness. When you guard it with all diligence, you are not merely preventing 'things' from entering; you are choosing the state from which all experiences issue. The outer world does not press upon you from without; it unfolds from the inner belief you entertain as true. To read 'out of it are the issues of life' is to recognize that imagination creates you more than events do. So I invite you to refuse any thought that denies your blessed status and to dwell in the feeling of the wish fulfilled. Assume you are already living your heart's desired life, and let your inner conversation align with that reality. As you persist in this inner disposition, you will observe outer circumstances bend to reflect that state. Your heart's diligence is the discipline of consciousness, not a mere mood; it is the art of becoming the living dream you allow.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, place attention on your heart, and imagine the I AM presiding there with your desired state as already real. Hold that feeling for several minutes, revising any doubt until it becomes your present reality.