Neville Goddard on Song of Solomon 4:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Song of Solomon 4 in context

Scripture Focus

2Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

3Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

Song of Solomon 4:2-3

Biblical Context

The passage pictures the beloved’s teeth as clean and evenly formed, and her lips and speech as beautiful and graceful. It uses outward features to signify inner purity and dignified communication.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the outward beauty is not vanity but a mirror of the inner states you must claim. The teeth, like a well-ordered flock washed and made fruitful, symbolize a mind that has been cleansed by awareness and is capable of doubling its responses without barrenness. The lips and speech—scarlet threads, comely—point to a mouth that speaks from a heart saturated with grace, not from fear or harshness. In Neville's terms, the entire description is a diagram of inner substance becoming outer form. What you see in the teeth and lips is the inner arrangement of your consciousness manifesting as particular beauty and measured speech. To claim this, inhabit the state of fullness: know that you, as I AM, are the source of your image and your words. When you imagine yourself as the one whose existence is defined by order, fertility, and graceful speech, the outer features follow as symbols of that inner certainty. Practice revering your spoken word as a visible sign of inner purity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, inhale, and assume the state of flawless inner order; whisper to yourself 'I AM beautiful in speech.' Feel warmth at the lips and sense your words already comely, convincing, and true—let this feeling permeate your day.