Many believers look to the Fruits of the Spirit in Galations to measure where they are at Spiritually and to use as a guide.
But, to give yourself another heart check worthy of being reflected on by everyone, these 6 Things The Lord Hates (7) need to be totally avoided if we are to walk in the way the Lord wants us to. If people used this as a guide our world would be most different than it is today.
To expand to twenty verses, we’ll include related teachings from other parts of the Bible:
- Proverbs 8:13 – “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
- Proverbs 11:1 – “A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.”
- Proverbs 12:22 – “Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.”
- Proverbs 15:8 – “The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
- Proverbs 15:9 – “The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.”
- Proverbs 15:26 – “The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.”
- Proverbs 16:5 – “Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.”
- Proverbs 17:15 – “He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.”
- Proverbs 20:10 – “Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD.”
- Proverbs 20:23 – “Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.”
- Proverbs 21:27 – “The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?”
- Proverbs 28:9 – “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.”
- Psalm 5:5 – “The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.”
- Psalm 11:5 – “The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”
- Zechariah 8:17 – “And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.”
Final Thoughts
These verses collectively highlight the moral and ethical standards emphasized in the King James Bible, reflecting God’s disdain for actions and attitudes that undermine community, integrity, and righteousness.
There is never a better time to make sure we are not prideful, lying in anyway, shed innocent blood, have a heart that devises wicked schemes (no scams, tricks or harming others), quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who stirs up conflict. Let’s do a heart check to see if we are guilty of any of the 6 Things The Lord Hates, and be more like Him.