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The seven deadly sins
Pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony and lust: where the famous list comes from — not from the Bible itself —, what the Bible says about each, the stories later readers linked with them, and how poets and painters showed them.
Where the list comes fromNot a list from the Bible · eight thoughts of Evagrius · seven of Gregory the Great
PrideLatin superbia · Greek hyperēphania · set against it: humility
EnvyLatin invidia · Greek phthonos · set against it: kindness
WrathLatin ira · Greek orgē · set against it: patience
Sloth and acediaGreek akēdia, “lack of care” · Latin acedia · set against it: diligence
GreedLatin avaritia · Greek philargyria, “love of silver” · set against it: generosity
GluttonyLatin gula · Greek gastrimargia, “belly-madness” · set against it: temperance- LustLatin luxuria · Greek porneia · set against it: chastity