Uncommon Sense
Seven Things
Proverbs 6:16-19 “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, 19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.“
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:” (v.16)
Job 5:17 “He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.”
In Amos: (referring to their sin and God’s judgment)
Amos 1:3 “Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.”
Definitely Gets My Attention: “…things that the Lord hates…”
God is Love:
1 John 4:8 “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
Seven Things:
1. Haughty
Proverbs 8:13 “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”
2. Lying
Proverbs 12:22 “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.”
3. Violent
Isaiah 59:3 “For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.”
4: Wicked
Genesis 6:5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
5. Wayward
Proverbs 1:16 “…for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.”
6. Lying
Proverbs 14:25 “A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.”
Proverbs 19:9 “A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.”
7. Divisive “…and one who sows discord among brothers.“ (v.19)
Proverbs 6:12-14 “A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, 13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, 14 with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;”
Seven Things
Proverbs 6:16-19 “There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, 19 a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.“
“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:” (v.16)
- “Six things… seven”: (numerical proverb) - used both to represent the totality (emphasis), and as a means of arresting attention.
Job 5:17 “He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.”
In Amos: (referring to their sin and God’s judgment)
Amos 1:3 “Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.”
Definitely Gets My Attention: “…things that the Lord hates…”
God is Love:
1 John 4:8 “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
- “I love you, but I hate when you do this…”
Seven Things:
1. Haughty
Proverbs 8:13 “The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate.”
2. Lying
Proverbs 12:22 “Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.”
3. Violent
Isaiah 59:3 “For your hands are defiled with blood and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies; your tongue mutters wickedness.”
4: Wicked
Genesis 6:5 The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
5. Wayward
Proverbs 1:16 “…for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.”
6. Lying
Proverbs 14:25 “A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.”
Proverbs 19:9 “A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish.”
7. Divisive “…and one who sows discord among brothers.“ (v.19)
Proverbs 6:12-14 “A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, 13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, 14 with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord;”