Wisdom's Delight Within You

Proverbs 8:31 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 8 in context

Scripture Focus

31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Proverbs 8:31

Biblical Context

Wisdom is joyfully present with the earth and with humanity, delighting in human life. The verse invites us to see the world as a field where inner wisdom and outer life harmonize.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine that the speaker called Wisdom is your own I AM, the conscious presence within. The line 'rejoicing in the habitable part of the earth' points to the portion of this earth that your awareness can enter and order. It is not the earth in space, but the inner atmosphere of life you inhabit when you align with your true nature. 'My delights were with the sons of men' means your inner state finds joy in the people and conditions you meet when you dwell in a state of wholeness. When you assume that you are the I AM, and that life is a construct of your own awareness, you begin to see that the world is a hospitable field prepared by your imagination. Your outer circumstances respond to the mood of this inner joy. The practical result is that by cultivating a felt sense of Wisdom’s delight—seeing others as expressions of your own divine life—you draw harmony, order, and beauty into your daily experience. Practice from now: dwell in the conviction that wisdom delights in the world you occupy, and watch as circumstances reflect that joy.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the state: I AM the I AM, and my delight is with the sons of men. If fear or lack arises, revise to, 'The world is hospitable, and I shape it by my conscious life'.

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