SUMMARY
Beware the sin of pride and six others.
ANALYSIS
Continuing in a consideration of sin and sins, the writer now lists the significant number of seven sins that are especially hateful to God. At the top of the list is the sin of pride, frequently mentioned in the Bible as a sin, from the garden of Eden where the temptation is to “be like God” (Genesis 3:5) through the tower of Babel story (Genesis 11:1-9) and through the prophets (note Isaiah 2:11-22). The early and medieval church considered pride, here described as “haughty eyes,” as one of the “seven deadly sins” (lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride). The idea is that when one’s eyes are lifted up, one “looks down one’s nose” at all others.
