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1 John 1:9,1 John 1:9,“If we confess our sins, He “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to forgive us our sins and to

cleanse us from all cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”unrighteousness.”

DoxologyDoxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Amen.Amen.

The Book of ProverbsThe Book of ProverbsChapter 6Chapter 6

“Four Areas of Avoidance”“Four Areas of Avoidance”

I. IntroductionI. Introduction::Vs. 1-5, “Avoid Being Surety.”Vs. 1-5, “Avoid Being Surety.”

Vs. 6-11, “Avoid Laziness.”Vs. 6-11, “Avoid Laziness.”Vs. 12-19, “Avoid the Seven Vs. 12-19, “Avoid the Seven

Sins hated by the Lord.”Sins hated by the Lord.”Vs. 20-35, “Avoid Adultery.”Vs. 20-35, “Avoid Adultery.”

IV. Avoid the Seven Sins IV. Avoid the Seven Sins hated by the Lord. hated by the Lord.

Vs. 12-19Vs. 12-19

What is Sin?What is Sin?Three general categories of Three general categories of

sin: Mental, Verbal or Overt.sin: Mental, Verbal or Overt.

1. Mental Attitude Sin:1. Mental Attitude Sin:

Sins of the mentality of your Sins of the mentality of your mind that occur when a mind that occur when a temptation enters your temptation enters your

conscious thought process …conscious thought process …

… … and then is massaged or and then is massaged or contemplated as an actual contemplated as an actual

thing or event that you would thing or event that you would do and then envision yourself do and then envision yourself

as doing.as doing.Cf Prov 6:14a, 17a, 18a. Cf Prov 6:14a, 17a, 18a.

Two groups of Two groups of Mental Attitude Sins:Mental Attitude Sins:

Two groups of Two groups of Mental Attitude Sins:Mental Attitude Sins:a. Emotional sins:a. Emotional sins:

Two groups of Two groups of Mental Attitude Sins:Mental Attitude Sins:a. Emotional sins:a. Emotional sins:

1) Sins related to fear, which 1) Sins related to fear, which includes worry and anxiety.includes worry and anxiety.

2) Sins related to hatred, 2) Sins related to hatred, which includes anger, which includes anger, violence, and murder.violence, and murder.

2) Sins related to hatred, 2) Sins related to hatred, which includes anger, which includes anger, violence, and murder.violence, and murder.

3) Sins related to self-pity.3) Sins related to self-pity.

2) Sins related to hatred, 2) Sins related to hatred, which includes anger, which includes anger, violence, and murder.violence, and murder.

3) Sins related to self-pity.3) Sins related to self-pity.

4) Sins related to guilt.4) Sins related to guilt.

b. Mental sins:b. Mental sins:

b. Mental sins:b. Mental sins: Arrogance, pride, jealousy, Arrogance, pride, jealousy,

implacability, bitterness, implacability, bitterness, vindictiveness, inordinate vindictiveness, inordinate ambition and inordinate ambition and inordinate

competition, all motivational competition, all motivational sins, and sinful thoughts.sins, and sinful thoughts.

2. Verbal Sin:2. Verbal Sin:

2. Verbal Sin:2. Verbal Sin: Sins of the tongue that are Sins of the tongue that are spoken with your mouth spoken with your mouth

including gossip, maligning, including gossip, maligning, slander, judging, lying, and slander, judging, lying, and

verbal deception.verbal deception.Cf. Prov 6:12b, 14b, 17b, 19b. Cf. Prov 6:12b, 14b, 17b, 19b.

All verbal sins originate from All verbal sins originate from mental attitude sins, which mental attitude sins, which lead to motivational sins, lead to motivational sins,

which lead to the sins of the which lead to the sins of the tongue, which are designed to tongue, which are designed to

destroy your target. destroy your target. James 3:5ffJames 3:5ff

3. Overt Sin:3. Overt Sin:

3. Overt Sin: 3. Overt Sin: SSins performed with your ins performed with your

body parts that include body parts that include chemical sins, sexual sins, chemical sins, sexual sins,

criminal sins, etc.criminal sins, etc.Cf. 13b and c, 17c, 18bCf. 13b and c, 17c, 18b

Different types of sins are Different types of sins are sprinkled throughout the N.T. sprinkled throughout the N.T.

that include commands of that include commands of what not to do and what we what not to do and what we should do that when we do should do that when we do

not do them it is sin. not do them it is sin.

Rom 13:8,Rom 13:8,“Owe nothing to anyone except to “Owe nothing to anyone except to

love one another; for he who love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled loves his neighbor has fulfilled

thethe law. law. 1010Love does no wrong to Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the a neighbor; therefore love is the

fulfillment of fulfillment of thethe law.” law.”

The following are lists of sins The following are lists of sins that we are told to avoid so that that we are told to avoid so that

we do not enter into sin. we do not enter into sin. Rom 1:24-32; 13:8-10; Rom 1:24-32; 13:8-10;

1 Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21, 26; 1 Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21, 26; Eph 5:1-7; 1 Tim 1:8-10; Eph 5:1-7; 1 Tim 1:8-10;

2 Tim 3:1-92 Tim 3:1-9

In Prov 6:12-15, we have: In Prov 6:12-15, we have: 1) Mental Attitude Sins in1) Mental Attitude Sins in

vs. 13a, 14a; vs. 13a, 14a; 2) Verbal Sins in vs.12b, 14b;2) Verbal Sins in vs.12b, 14b;3) Overt Sins in vs. 13b, 13c. 3) Overt Sins in vs. 13b, 13c. We will see their parallels in We will see their parallels in

verses 17-19.verses 17-19.

The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:

The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:1) The General Indictment, 1) The General Indictment,

vs. 12a and 16.vs. 12a and 16.

The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:1) The General Indictment, 1) The General Indictment,

vs. 12a and 16.vs. 12a and 16.2) The Description, 2) The Description, vs. 12b-14, and 17ff.vs. 12b-14, and 17ff.

The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:The Pattern of Vs. 12-15:1) The General Indictment, 1) The General Indictment,

vs. 12a and 16.vs. 12a and 16.2) The Description, 2) The Description, vs. 12b-14, and 17ff.vs. 12b-14, and 17ff.

3) The Lord’s Assessment 3) The Lord’s Assessment and Judgment, vs. 15-16.and Judgment, vs. 15-16.

Prov 6:12Prov 6:12,,“Worthless person.”“Worthless person.”

BELIYYAAL ADAM BELIYYAAL ADAM

BELIYYAAL, BELIYYAAL, “Worthless, good for nothing, “Worthless, good for nothing,

unprofitable, wicked, ruin, unprofitable, wicked, ruin, destruction, or something destruction, or something

corrupt.” corrupt.”

Primarily it refers to Primarily it refers to individuals who are morally individuals who are morally

corrupt, debased or corrupt, debased or degenerate. degenerate.

It is used as a proper name for It is used as a proper name for Satan in Satan in 2 Cor 6:15, 2 Cor 6:15,

“Or what harmony has Christ “Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a with Belial, or what has a

believer in common with an believer in common with an unbeliever?”unbeliever?”

Deut 13:13,Deut 13:13,““CertainCertain men, the children of men, the children of

Belial, are gone out from among Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the you, and have withdrawn the

inhabitants of their city, saying, inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, Let us go and serve other gods,

which ye have not known.”which ye have not known.”

Prov 19:27-28,Prov 19:27-28,“Cease listening, my son, to “Cease listening, my son, to

discipline, discipline, and you willand you will stray from stray from the words of knowledge. the words of knowledge. 2828A rascally A rascally

((worthlessworthless) witness makes a ) witness makes a mockery of justice, and the mouth of mockery of justice, and the mouth of

the wicked (RASHA) spreads the wicked (RASHA) spreads iniquity (AWEN).”iniquity (AWEN).”

““Man of wickednessMan of wickedness” or ” or wicked man. wicked man. ISH AWENISH AWEN

Many times AWEN is used in Many times AWEN is used in correlation with words correlation with words spoken, usually of the spoken, usually of the

deceitful quality. deceitful quality. Job 11:11; 15:35; Job 11:11; 15:35;

Psa 36:3-4; 41:6; 55:10; 94:4; Psa 36:3-4; 41:6; 55:10; 94:4; Prov 6:12; 17:4; 19:28. Prov 6:12; 17:4; 19:28.

Psa 10:7, the wicked man’s Psa 10:7, the wicked man’s mouth is full of curses, lies, mouth is full of curses, lies,

threats, trouble and evil. threats, trouble and evil.

The wicked may speak The wicked may speak cordially with their neighbors, cordially with their neighbors,

but are actually harboring but are actually harboring malice, Psa 28:3.malice, Psa 28:3.

Their activities come from a heart Their activities come from a heart so intent on wickedness that it so intent on wickedness that it plans how most effectively to plans how most effectively to spread trouble and turmoil, vs. spread trouble and turmoil, vs. 14a, and are willing to lie, vs. 14a, and are willing to lie, vs.

12b, as long as it furthers the goal 12b, as long as it furthers the goal of disrupting and destroying of disrupting and destroying

relationships, vs. 14b. relationships, vs. 14b.

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Proverbs Chapter 6Proverbs Chapter 6

Avoid The Seven Sins Hated By God, Pt 4Avoid The Seven Sins Hated By God, Pt 4Three Categories of SinThree Categories of Sin

Prov 6:12-19; 19:27-28; Rom 1:24-32; 5:8, 10; Deut 13:13Prov 6:12-19; 19:27-28; Rom 1:24-32; 5:8, 10; Deut 13:13

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