Seven

Every word of every line in scripture is full of a wealth of wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and prudence. Every letter of every word of every line is full of life and salvation. Every word of God packs a "wallop" of truth. Searching out the richness and depth contained in His word is always exciting to me. Let's do some digging into some verses from the Book of Proverbs:
"These six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination (disgusting thing, abhorrent, utterly detested) to Him (His soul):
A proud look,
A lying tongue,
Hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans,
Feet that are swift in running to evil,
A false witness who speaks lies,
And one who sows discord among brethren."    Prov. 6:16-19
In the verses right before these above (v. 12-15), the LORD, through King Solomon, describes the character of a wicked or worthless man (idolator, Belial/Baalial: Satan, devil). He describes the end of such a man as sudden (in the blink of an eye, in an instant), and without remedy (incurable, without mending/healing).
The seven characteristics listed as an abomination to God seem to be a disparate group. Lying, mischief, and sowing discord are given the same weight as murder in this abomination. Why are these different things grouped together, and why are some of these things part of an "abomination", the worst kind of evil in God's eyes? The number seven is also pointedly used. The number seven ("swear, take an oath") in scripture is often associated with the Sabbath. The LORD created for six days and rested on the seventh. The Sabbath is one of those things in the word of God that we need to contemplate and consider more seriously. The LORD declared the Sabbath to be holy, and commanded His people to keep the Sabbath in that holiness. The meanings incorporated into Sabbath include "rest, cease, restrain, to make an end of an enemy or war or contention, day of atonement, to celebrate, the exultation of having a redeemer". The Sabbath is not just a religious rule and observance, but a power gift from God to man, an invaluable weapon in our spiritual warfare against evil. Jesus put it this way:
"And He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore, the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath."   Mk. 2:27-28
Looking at the seven things comprising the abomination mentioned in Proverbs, and the context in which it was discussed, I believe these seven things represent a kind of satanic seven, or in other words, a perversion of the LORD's perfect seven, His Sabbath. Those who join in the practice of this behavior are certainly joining in the doctrine of devils.
As we look at the items one by one, we can see a revealing of Satan, and his opposition and rebellious confrontation to the character of God, and the Person of Christ imbedded in the LORD's Sabbath, and his attempt to derail the knowledge of salvation:
1.  a proud (to exalt oneself, magnify oneself, to be rotten, to be wormy) look (of mental and spiritual faculties, the eye, spring, fountain):
Satan is the embodiment of rebellious, destructive, wormy spiritual pride (Isa. 14:11-15). The same pride in men is the source of many destructive sorrows. Ultimately pride will destroy the one who embraces it.
2.  a lying (deception, including that which leads to betrayal, fraud, deceit, trick, cheat, sham, deal falsely, self-deceived, break a covenant, deceive in a covenant) tongue (language, slander, accuse, flame):
Satan, in the form of a serpent, deceived man, and represented God and His word falsely. He is described as one "who deceives the whole world" (Rev. 12:9), and as the father of lies (Jn. 8:44). Jesus said that those who deny Him and God's truth have Satan as a father. Satan is also the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12:10) . Judas, who betrayed Christ for coin, is described as "the son of perdition" (Jn. 17:12), which would associate him with Satan and hell. Jesus, in an opposite manner, came as truth, and was full of truth (Jn. 1:14, Jn. 14:6, Jn. 8:32,36). Jesus said the word of God is truth, and has the power to sanctify (Jn. 17:17). No wonder Satan and those who submit to his ways work so hard against the truth.
3.  Hands that shed (pour out, gush out, heap up) innocent blood (guiltless, blameless, die, cause to be silent): 
Jesus said that Satan was a murderer from the beginning (Jn. 8:44). Satanic worship through the idol and false god, Ba'al (see above mention of Belial), included the murder of children for centuries, which we still see in practice today through unlimited abortion. We have caused millions of lives to be silenced before they ever had the opportunity to speak. I wonder what they would have had to say that made them such a threat? Murder of the born and the unborn has become so wide-spread that one pope characterized the time in which we live as "a culture of death". God cries out about His people who "make haste to shed innocent blood" (Isa. 59:7). In contrast, Jesus is the force of life in man (Jn. 1:3-4). His power of life is so great, that death cannot hold Him. He IS resurrection life (Jn. 11:25).
4.  a heart (inner most part, conscience, knowledge, determination of will) that devises (cut in, engrave, plough, inscribe letters on a tablet) wicked plans/imaginations (cunning thoughts invented for idolatry, affliction, sorrow, evil, and trouble):
Man doesn't realize that even his thoughts are like engravings in stone. They are not hidden, nor are they constrained to remain as invisible substance. Our thoughts "become" (Gen. 6:5, 11-12).Our thoughts and self-will are a powerful playground for Satan because of our unawareness. Paul said that our spiritual warfare against evil powers begins in the taking captive of our own imaginations (2 Cor. 10:4-5). The LORD speaks of those among His people whose thoughts are full of iniquity (Isa. 59:7). The betrayal of Christ had its beginning when Judas allowed Satan to enter his heart (Jn. 13:2). God has provided armor to stand against the devil (Eph. 6:11-18), and part of the armor is the helmet of salvation, and the breastplate of righteousness to protect the heart and mind. Scripture teaches us to fill our minds and hearts, to wash them, with God's word instead (Ps. 1:1-2).
5.  feet (journey, way, slander, tale-bearer) that are swift (hasty, do quickly) in running to evil/mischief (evil, unkind, vicious, injury, misery, calamity, distress, broken asunder): 
Jesus said that He is the way ((Jn. 14:6), and it is following Him that man's feet and path are meant to go. The feet that are blessed are the feet that bring the good news of peace, glad tidings and salvation (Isa. 52:7). The LORD speaks sadly about His own people who are swift to do evil, and whose crooked paths are full of wasting and destruction (Isa. 59:7-8). Jesus told His betrayer, the son of perdition, to go quickly to do the evil that was in his mind to do (Jn. 13:27).
6.  a false witness (testimony, prince, recorder, evidence of a thing, say again and again, bear witness to the truth, to restore and relieve) who speaks (bring into a snare, kindle a fire, scoff, to breathe, to blow) lies (thing that deceives, false hope of an idol):
This witness above is the opposite of the witness of truth. John the Baptist came to bear witness to the Light and Truth, who was Christ, so that others could believe (Jn. 1:7-8, Jn. 5:33). The Father bore witness to His Son (Jn. 5:37, Mt. 3:17), Jesus' works bore witness to who He is (Jn. 5:36), all of the scriptures bear witness to Jesus as the Son, and Savior (Jn. 5:39). This holy witness is not to snare, but to free and save, not to give deceiving false promises as an idol does, but to give the unbreakable, eternal promises of the Almighty. The power of only two or three witnesses is so great that their every word will be established (2 Cor. 13:1, Deut. 19:15). No wonder Satan has a false witness on his seven list. The evil of the false witness is so great that when they are discovered the LORD ordered them to be "put away... from among you", and the evil they intended to create through their false witness against another would come upon them instead (Deut. 19:19).
7.  one who sows (send, let loose, show forth) discord (strife, contention, quarrel) among the brethren (confederates, resemblance, kinship, any other man):
The seven, or Sabbath, of God ends strife and contention, according to its meaning. The seven of Satan fosters it (Prov. 6:14). The anointed people of God walk in unity with the brethren (Ps. 133). The end or completion of the work of Christ in us, in part, is the unity of the faith (Eph. 4:13). We can see that Satan has much to gain if he can keep the Church, and the brethren from this unity, and foment strife in its place. He cuts off the full stature image of, or resemblance to Christ in the believer, and the Church, and consequently in the world. A Church divided by strife and contention serves Satan's agenda of seven very well.
While these seven abominable characteristics from Proverbs would appear to be Satan's countermeasure against the word and will of God, and the knowledge of Christ, they are not foregone conclusions by any means. Destruction is their sudden end. The people of God are called to resist these things (James 4:7), and bear witness to the truth of God (Rev. 12:11).
We can see the importance of this calling to truth and life as we meditate on these things this Sabbath day. Shabbat Shalom.

Our Father has delivered us out of the abomination, and into His Sabbath.