THE 7 ABOMINATIONS OF THE HEART.

Probervs 6:16-19 "There are 6 things the Lord hates and 7 things the Lord detest: Haughty Eyes, a Lying Tongue, Hands that Kill the innocent, a Heart that Plots evil, Feet that Race to do wrong, a False Witness who pours lies, a person who Sow Discord in a family.
- Haughty eyes (Attitude) is the main factor which drives the individual to act erratically. When the attitude is wounded then the following 6 conditions inside the heart follows. It is the most subtle of sins because it can infiltrate into our best behavior and defile it. But if the spirit behind the attitude finds a gentle and quiet disposition residing already in the deepest place of our heart then it run away.
- Lying (Speech) is the opposite of Truth and contrary to everything that is profitable to the human heart. But lying, unfortunately, has been part of the human kind from the beginning of time. At the creation of man, the haughty eyes of the woman led her to believe the lying tongue of the serpent about the reason of God's commandment 'not to eat from the forbidden tree'. This in turn led to the downfall of mankind.
- Hands that kill the innocent (Action) often is presented as a consequence of a proud heart that often resorts to lying to protect his image, and when it is uncovered, he will do away with that situation by murdering the person responsible for the act of truth. The person murdered is innocent but his blood is shed because of his standing in the way of the Truth, frustrating its way but not for long.
- Heart that plots evil (Thought) make the individuals degrade themselves in their minds thinking that the only way they can obtain pleasure is by doing evil. They make themselves feel good by seeing others suffer. This vice is placed in the middle of the list of the abominations because it is the fountain at the midst of all. We need to fill our heart with the knowledge of the right way to live, leaving no room for any vices.
- Feet that race (Action) to do wrong is referring to the wantonness of pleasure that comes from the mind of the person with the improper motivation making the individual feel no content with the right way of life. It is very well expressed by the verb 'racing' due to the the path in which the mind is settled and the feet moving along that path because of the powerful and wicked motivation.
- False witness who pours lies (Speech) is referring to keep a guard on our tongue and be very careful what we say. To falsely slander the character of another is to bear false witness against the individual.
- Person who sow discord in a family (Influence) is one of the most poisonous of the vices that eats the life of it, like a canker or gangrene does to the physical body. The person responsible for such division just feed its own nature by smooth words and flattering speech deceiving the hearts of the ones who give ear to it.
Our thoughts, our speech, our actions and how we influence others, are the things we need to monitor -as these are areas where we fall down if we are not careful.