Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins is a classification of vices used in early Christian teachings.  The current version of the sins are wrath ( ira ; 暴怒), greed ( avaritia ; 貪婪), sloth (acedia ; 懶惰), pride (supervia ; 傲慢 ), lust ( luxuria ; 色欲 )  , envy ( invidia ; 妒忌 ) and gluttony ( gula ; 貪食).

Development of the traditional seven sins

Ponticus 1	Cassian 1b	Gregory I 2	Dante 3	Philokalia 4	RC Catechism 5
'gastimargia'  gluttony	'gula'  gluttony	gluttony	'gula'  gluttony	gluttony	'gula'  gluttony
'porneia'  prostitution, fornication	'fornication'  ust	lust	'luxuria' lechery / lust	prostitution, fornication	'luxuria' lust
'philargyria' avarice	'avaritia'   greed	greed	'avaritia' averice / greed	avarice	'avaritia' greed
'hyperephania'  hubris	'supervia'  pride	pride	'superbia'  pride	self-esteem	'superbia'  pride
'kenodoxia' boasting	'vangloria'  vainglory			boasting
'orge'  wrath	'ira'  wrath	wrath	'ira'  wrath	wrath	'ira'  wrath
'akedia'   acedia	'acedia'  sloth	acedia	'acedia'  acedia / sloth	dejection	'acedia'  sloth
'lype'   sadness	'tristitia'  despair			envy
n.a.	n.a	envy	'invidia'  envy		'invidia'  envy

1.  Evagrius Ponticus 'Evagrius the Solitary', 345-399 AD, The Eight Logismoi.
1b.John Cassian, c 360-435 AD, Institutions
2.  Pope Gregory I 'Gregory the Great', c 540-604 AD.

3.  Dante degli Alighieri, 1265-1321, The Divine Comedy
4.  Nikodemos the Hagiorite, 1749-1809 & St. Makarios, 1731-1805, The Philokalia.
5.  Roman Catholic Catechism, 2nd Edition, 1997



The Book of Proverbs VI:16-19  list a considerably different vices :

“There are six things the LORD hates,

seven that are detestable to him:

haughty eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that shed innocent blood,

a heart that devises wicked schemes,

feet that are quick to rush into evil,

a false witness who pours out lies

and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.”

 

The Epistle to the Galatians V:19-21, includes more sins :

“The acts of the flesh are obvious:

sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

idolatry and witchcraft;

hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy;

drunkenness, orgies, and the like.
I warn you, as I did before,

that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”








references :

http://www.osb.org/lectio/cassian/inst/index.html

http://www.archive.org/stream/Philokalia-TheCompleteText/Philokalia-Complete-Text#page/n9/mode/2up

http://www.divinecomedy.org/divine_comedy.html

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/ccc_toc.htm