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.