These six things doth the Lord hate...

Proverbs 6:16-19

"These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren."

God hates sin; he hates every sin; he can never be reconciled to it. Here is a list of things hateful to God. Those sins are in a special manner provoking to God, which are hurtful to the comfort of human life. These things which God hates, we must hate in ourselves; it is nothing to hate them in others. Let us shun all such practices, and watch and pray against them; and avoid, with marked disapproval, all who are guilty of them, whatever may be their rank.

1. Haughtiness, conceitedness of ourselves, and contempt of others-a proud look. There are seven things that God     hates, and pride is the first, because it is at the bottom of much sin and gives rise to it.
2. Falsehood, and fraud, and dissimulation. Next to a proud look nothing is more an abomination to God than a lying tongue; nothing more sacred than truth, nor more necessary to conversation than speaking truth. 
3. Cruelty and blood-thirstiness. The devil was, from the beginning, a liar and a murderer (Jn. 8:44), and therefore, as a lying tongue, so hands that shed innocent blood are hateful to God, because they have in them the devil's image and do him service.
4. Subtlety in the contrivance of sin, wisdom to do evil, a heart that designs and a head that devises wicked imaginations that is acquainted with the depths of Satan and knows how to carry on a covetous, envious, revengeful plot, most effectually. The more there is of craft and management in sin, the more it is an abomination to God.
5. The policy and vigilance, the eagerness and industry, of sinners, in their sinful pursuits, may shame us who go about that which is good so awkwardly and so coldly.
6. False-witness bearing, which is one of the greatest mischief that the wicked imagination can devise, and against which there is least fence. There cannot be a greater affront to God nor a greater injury to our neighbor than knowingly to give a false testimony. There are seven things which God hates, and lying involves two of them; he hates it, and doubly hates it.
7. Making mischief between relations and neighbors, and using all wicked means possible, not only to alienate their affections one from another, but to irritate their passions one against another. 

-- Mathew Henry's Commentary

God has listed six behaviors of man that he hates, and one that he considers an abomination.  He hates when people act proudly, lie, hurt others, make wicked plans, cause trouble, and lie about others (he lists lying twice, but differentiates between the two, with the latter having the intention of harming others).  The seventh behavior on the list describes someone who purposely goes around turning people against each other.  God singles out this behavior because it has the potential to cause others to sin against each other.  We must make sure to recognize these behaviors in ourselves so that we may change our ways; and also to recognize it and point it out in others as well, so that we may help them.

Prayer

Dear Lord, help us to walk in your path and steer away from these evil behaviors.  These actions cause only pain and discord to others, and we know that we must instead show love towards one another.  Please help us to recognize when we are acting this way so that we may stop ourselves before we commit these actions.  Also help us to show others when they are portraying these behaviors so that we may help them, even if we feel uncomfortable doing so.  Please help us to do these things so that instead of showing dark behavious, we may shine your light for the world to see. Amen.