Neville Goddard on Proverbs 5:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Proverbs 5 in context

Scripture Focus

13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

14I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

Proverbs 5:13-14

Biblical Context

Proverbs 5:13-14 records a confession of ignoring the inner teachers and nearly slipping into evil within the crowd of thoughts; it highlights the danger of disobedience to inner guidance. It invites turning inward and aligning with the inner guide.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you the voice of teachers is the I AM, the awareness that sees what is and what should be. When you refuse to incline your ear, you join the outer chorus of doubt and fear, and you stand in the presence of your own potential for evil as if it were the crowd's power. The 'congregation' is not a place but a state of collective thought—habits, beliefs, alarms—that can pull you from truth. The cure is simple: decide that you have heard and will obey; imagine you already moved in harmony with that inner guidance; feel the certainty that the I AM knows the right path and the flock dissolves into your single imperative. In short, obedience inside creates order outside; your safety lies in the discipline of listening to the inner teacher, and your life becomes the testimony of one who lives the truth within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume you have already obeyed the inner voice today; revise the memory of disobedience by declaring, 'I have listened and followed the voice within.' Then, feel as if the I AM is directing you even now, especially amid your gatherings of thoughts.