Proverbs 6

God Hates Wicked Hearts and Evil Feet

The Hated Six - God Hates Wicked Hearts and Evil Feet

Dave Riddle - 8/20/2023

Key Passage: Proverbs 6:16-19

Seven are Detestable to Him

“Detestable” = tôʿēḇâ: Something disgusting (morally), an abhorrence, especially an idol or idolatry. Often translated “an abomination”

A Heart That Plots Wicked Schemes

  • “Heart” = lēḇ - inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding

  • “Wicked” = āven - to exert oneself, usually in vain; to come to naught; nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness

What we think is right

  • Proverbs 15:12 / Most of Judges

    • The way the seems right to us is the way that leads to death.

    • We plot towards nothingness and scheme towards vanity

  • Romans 6:23 - the wages of sin is death…

  • Psalm 14:1 - …there is no one who does good.

We plot… and then eagerly run to do evil

  • Proverbs 6:18

    • What the heart plots to do, the feet are eager to carry out

    • Run = mâhar - to be liquid or flow easily

  • Proverbs 6:12-17

  • Genesis 6:5-6 - God sees the wickedness of our hearts and it breaks his heart.

The Answer

  • Christ alone.

  • Ephesians 2:8

    • We can be saved, by grace, through faith.

God Hates Lying Tongues

The Hated Six - God Hates Lying Tongues

Dave Riddle - 8/6/2023

Key Passage: Proverbs 6:16-19

A Lying Tongue

seqer: an untruth, by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

John 8:44 - …the father of lies…

  • God hates lies because he is truth and the enemy is all about deceit.

    • 2 Corinthians 11:3, 14

A Lying Witness

kezab: falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)

Exodus 20:16 - …do not give false testimony…

John 14:6 - I am the way, the truth, and the life.

The Sobering Reward For Lies

  • Judgement

    • Psalm 5:6

    • Proverbs 19:8

    • Revelation 21:8

    • Revelation 22:15

Why do we lie?

  • Because we’re afraid

  • To gain advantage

  • To hurt others

  • Financial gain

  • Habit

  • To avoid embarrassment

  • To hide

  • To avoid punishment

  • To protect yourself or others

How do you lie?

  • We speak untruths

  • We believe the lies of the enemy and begin to tell them to ourselves and others.

  • We lie about who we are and what we believe 

    • 1 John 2:9

    • 1 John 4:20a

The solution for our lies: Repent

  • This is good news!

    • There is hope for us if we receive the truth of the gospel.

      • John 8:31-32

  • The truth will set you free.

The Hated Six - God Hates Our Pride

The Hated Six - God Hates Our Pride

Paul Trulock - 7/30/2023

Key Passage: Proverbs 6:16-19

Haughty Eyes

  • Haughty, prideful, arrogant.

    • To have too high a view of yourself and too low a view of others. 

  • Eyes

    • The eyes convey what is in our hearts.

No exceptions

  • God hates our pride.

Why does God hate pride?

Our pride promotes selfishness

  • “The world wants proof that Christians are better than other people. The proof is that Christ can change selfish people into models of love and self-sacrifice.”

  • Philippians 2:3

  • 1 Corinthians 10:24

  • James 3:16

Our pride causes us to stop listening 

  • Isaiah 28:33

  • John 8:47

  • Luke 11:28

Our pride steals God’s glory

  • Daniel 4:30

  • John 15:5

  • Isaiah 42:8

How do we overcome our pride?

Recognize our opposition 

  • James 4:6 - God opposes the proud…

Repent of our pride

  • 1 John 1:9 - if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us…

Rely on the Holy Spirit

  • Romans 8:6-7 - …the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace…