The Sin Beneath the Surface: Ingratitude and the Seven Things God Hates

In Proverbs 6:16–19, we’re given one of the clearest moral indictments in Scripture—a list of what God doesn’t just dislike, but hates:

“There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

1. Haughty eyes

2. A lying tongue

3. Hands that shed innocent blood

4. A heart that devises wicked schemes

5. Feet that are quick to rush into evil

6. A false witness who p…