While many believers looking to improve personality traits are prone to focus on the fruit of the spirit detailed in Galatians, a section of Proverbs 6 is an amalgam of jolting, convicting, and eye-opening, and it shouldn’t be ignored.

These verses serve as a Scriptural gut-check worthy of being reflected upon by every believer in any and all seasons — but particularly in a highly emotional election season.. Rather than offering a set of positive parameters, Proverbs 6:16-19 details the “six things the Lord hates.”

Here's how to avoid them.

It’s hard to imagine a more vivid way of describing something terrible, no-good, or diabolically problematic. When it comes to the flagrant flapping of lips, the Bible details the power of the human tongue like none other.

And with the 2024 election upon us, most of us will be more tempted than normal to babbel or tap our keyboards without thinking.

If we’re not careful, we’ll allow our words to run away and do real damage. Of course, this becomes increasingly problematic in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s conviction on Thursday, which sent shockwaves through the political stratosphere and further ignited an already insane cultural forest fire.

A lot of us have emotions and opinions about what unfolded in the courtroom. But how do we engage? And, more importantly, where do we find the strength for self-control so we don’t burn down relationships and hurt others in the process? Well, it all starts with some old-fashioned self-control. Welcome to the premiere episode!