Proverbs 6:16-19 'These are 6 things which the Lord hates, 7 which are an abomination to Him: Haughty Eyes, a Lying Tongue, and Hands that shed innocent blood, a Heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that make haste to Run to evil, a False witness who breathes out lies, and a Man who Sows discord among brothers.
To better understanding which are the ones who shed innocent blood, we read the passage at Matthew 26 referring to the Church leaders' plan to kill Jesus.
26:2 "Jesus said to His disciples, 'you know that after 2 days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified'."
In the 26:3 verse we clearly see the vice 'a Heart that devises wicked plans': Then the 'chief' priests and the 'elders' of the people gathered in the 'palace of the high priest', who was called Ca'Iaphas, and took counsel together 'in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him'. But they said, 'not during the feast, lest there be a tumult among the people'.
Then we can learn, from Psalms 1:1-6, how to deal with the 'Feet that make haste to run to evil' :
"Blessed is the man who 'walks Not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the 'way of sinners', nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the Law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. The wicked are not like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither, but are like chaff which the 'wind' drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the 'judgment', nor 'sinners' in the 'congregation of the righteous'; for the Lord knows the 'way of the righteous', but the 'way of the wicked' will perish."
The Haughty Eyes can be seen in Psalm 2: "Why do nations conspire, and the 'peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth 'set themselves', and the rulers 'take counsel together', against the Lord and his anointed, saying, 'Let's rebel against them (burst their bonds asunder), Let's break free from them (cast their cords from us)."
Man who sows division is presented in this passage Matthew 26:6 "Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the 'house of Simon the leper', a woman came up to Him with 'an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment', and she poured it on His head, as He sat at the table. But when 'the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, 'Why this waste?' For 'this ointment' might have been sold for a large sum, and given to the poor." 26:10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to 'them', "Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a beautiful thing to Me. For you always have the poor with you, but you will not always have Me. In pouring this ointment on My Body she has done it to prepare Me for burial. Truly I say to you, wherever 'this Gospel' is preached in the 'whole World', what she has done will be told 'in memory of her'."26:14 Then one of the twelve who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the 'chief priests' and said, 'What will you give me if I deliver Him to you'? And 'they paid' him 30 pieces of silver. And from that moment he sought 'an opportunity' to betray Him.
Another example in the Scripture about having the 7 abominations is presented in Proverbs 6"12 "Some people are just trouble makers. They are always thinking up some crooked plan and telling lies. They use secret signals to cheat people; they wink their eyes, shuffle their feet, and point a finger. They are always planning to do something bad. But they will be punished. Disaster will strike, and they will be destroyed."
The dangers of being a False witness is explained in Proverbs 6:2 "If you are snared in the utterance of your lips, caught in the words of your mouth; then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into 'your neighbor's power' (be caught under the power of other people): you must go and free yourself. Beg them to free you from that debt. Do not wait to rest or sleep. Escape from that trap like a deer running from a hunter. Free yourself like a bird flying from a trap."
Another example presenting the vices, especially the first one that deals with Haughty eyes, are in Jeremiah 26: 2 Thus says the Lord: "Stand in the court of the Lord's House, and speak to all the cities of Judah which come to worship in the House of the Lord 'All the Words' that 'I command you' to speak to them; 'do not hold back a Word'."
26:3 "It may be they will listen, and every one turn from 'his evil way', that I may repent of the evil which I intend to do to them 'because of their evil doings'."
26:4-6 You shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord: If you 'will not listen to Me', 'to Walk in My Law' which I have set before you, and 'to heed the Words' of My servants the Prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not heeded, then I will 'make this city a curse' for all the nations of the earth"
26:7 The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these Words in the House of the Lord. 8)And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold on him, saying, "You shall die! Why have you prophesied in the Name of the Lord, saying, 'This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant?'
26:10-11 When the 'princes of Judah' heard this things, they came up from the king's house to the House of the Lord and took their seat 'in the entry of the New Gate' of the House of the Lord. Then the priests and the prophets said to the 'princes' and to all people, "This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears."
26:12-13 Then Jeremiah spoke up to 'all the princes' and 'all the people', saying, "The Lord sent me to prophesy against 'this House' and 'this city' all the Words you have heard. Now therefore 'amend your ways and your doings', and 'obey the Voice of the Lord your God', and the Lord will repent of the evil which He has pronounced against you."
26:14 "But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems 'good and right' to you. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring 'innocent blood' upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for 'in Truth' the Lord sent me to you to speak all these Words in your ears."
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