MOST CHRISTIANS WARN ABOUT THE “SEVEN DEADLY SINS” — BUT IGNORE THE SEVEN SINS GOD SAYS HE HATES

Most Christians can list the so-called seven deadly sins without hesitation. Pride. Lust. Greed. Gluttony. Sloth. Envy. Wrath. They’re preached, dramatized, and recycled endlessly. There is just one problem: the Bible never lists them like that. Not once. Not together. It is not regarded as a divine classification.

The “seven deadly sins” are not a biblical list. They were systematized centuries later by Pope Gregory I in the sixth century as a moral teaching tool. While useful for instruction, the "seven deadly sins" are not found in Scripture. And somewhere along the way, tradition quietly replaced text.

What Scripture actually gives us is far more direct—and far more uncomfortable.

Proverbs 6:16–19 does not speculate. It does not symbolize. It does not philosophise. It says plainly, “There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him.” Then God lists them.

Haughty eyes. A lying tongue. Some hands cause innocent blood to spill. There exists a heart that instigates malevolent schemes. Some feet hasten toward the path of evil. There is a false witness who consistently spews out lies. There is also a false witness who silently destroys churches and sows discord among brothers.

Notice what’s missing. No overeating. No laziness metaphors. No abstract emotional states. Instead, God focuses on behaviour, speech, intent, and relational destruction. The sins He names tear communities apart, corrupt justice, and twist truth. They don’t just harm the sinner—they poison everyone around them.

This is why these verses rarely get preached. Because they expose respectable sin. Clean sin. Church-friendly sin. Pride dressed as confidence. Lies justified as “discernment.” Discord disguised as “concern.” Wicked plans are often concealed behind noble intentions.

The Bible does not say God hates gluttony; the lists were made by theologians centuries later. It says He hates arrogance, deception, violence, manipulation, false testimony, and division. These aren’t medieval categories—they are present-day habits.

What is the most dangerous aspect of these habits? Many believers fight sins God never grouped together, while practicing the very ones He says He detests it.

Tradition may organise morality. But Scripture reveals God’s heart. And according to His own Word, the sins He hates most are often the ones preached least.