The Inner Doorway of Wisdom

Proverbs 9:16-18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Proverbs 9 in context

Scripture Focus

16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 9:16-18

Biblical Context

Proverbs 9:16-18 invites turning toward Wisdom but warns secret pleasures hide inner ruin. It contrasts the simple seeking mind with the heavy price paid in the inner life.

Neville's Inner Vision

To my reader, this page maps your inner states. The 'simple' man is not merely ignorant; he stands before the doorway where Wisdom beckons from the I AM within. The bait of 'stolen waters' and 'bread eaten in secret' are not copper and bread but thoughts that pretend to satisfy without uniting you to your true being. When you listen to such thoughts, you are choosing a split consciousness, and the dead are the inert beliefs that linger in your imagination, guests seated in the depths of hell of your own mind. The remedy is to awaken to the fact that wisdom is a state you assume, not a law outside you. Turn toward the inner Wisdom and declare, I AM the wise one now; see the external world rearrange itself to match your inner sight. The danger is not the act but the state that produces it; the inner life suffers when you retreat into secrecy. If you want proof, begin by acknowledging that you are always choosing your consciousness, and choose the state of understanding over craving, then watch as your inner banquet becomes a feast of insight.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine stepping into a bright room labeled Wisdom. Feel the I AM presence as inner nourishment and revise any craving for secrecy into a choice for wholeness.

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