Neville Goddard on Proverbs 5:1-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 5 in context

Scripture Focus

1My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

2That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

Proverbs 5:1-6

Biblical Context

The proverb invites the son to heed wisdom and discretion, guard knowledge, and beware seductive words that promise sweetness but end in bitterness and death; life comes from choosing the steady inner path.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader within, these lines speak not of a person but of a state of consciousness. The 'son' is the I AM in you, listening for wisdom. When you attend to wisdom and bow your ear to understanding, you align your inner atmosphere with discretion; your words carry the knowledge you have kept within. The 'lips of a strange woman' are the seductive surfaces that promise sweetness—honeyed, smooth, and oily—yet their end is bitter, like wormwood, and their touch can cut like a two-edged sword. Her feet lead toward death; her steps pretend to life but hold you in a hellish state of separation from your true self. If you linger on those tempting paths, you will find the world you observe is moveable, shifting with desires you allow. The cure is to fix your attention on the constant I AM, revise every lure with the conviction that you are guided, and choose the life-path by inner decree. Imagination, rightly used, makes the path of life real to you now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and declare: I am guided by wisdom; I keep knowledge in my mouth and in my life. See yourself turning from a glossy distraction and stepping onto the path of life, feeling your inner authority moving you.