# List the Seven Deadly sins in the order in which you are most guilty of them. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 5, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852 "2012-10-05T22:12:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/41 "2012-10-06T03:27:20Z")
Sloth, Pride, Lust, Wrath, Envy, Greed, Gluttony. I’m super lazy and full of myself. Also horny. However, I’m not a very angry, bitter, or grasping person, and I don’t enjoy physical excess. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/42 "2012-10-06T03:40:03Z")
The #1 pick is easy Sloth the next three fairly closely lumped together Lust Gluttony Greed and the last three not much of a problem for me at all Pride Envy Wrath ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/43 "2012-10-06T04:02:37Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Sloth > Pride - Not sure how Pride became a sin. Seems to me it’s usually encouraged as a positive. It’s not “Pride” in the sense of pride of achievement or pride as self-esteem, but in a more archaic sense of hubris or vainglory. Think of it as Pride_fulness_, instead. The Capital Vices are not so much _per se_ sins as weaknesses that open you up to sin and to a spiral of increased indulgence and excess, if not countered by the exercise of the corresponding Virtues (Hubris/Vainglory:Humility; Avarice:Charity; Wrath:Forbearance/Patience; Gluttony:Temperance; Lechery:Chastity; Indolence/Sloth: Dilligence; Envy:Kindness). ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/44 "2012-10-06T05:26:11Z")
Wrath - The problem is not so much that I get angry, but how angry I get. Gluttony - I am Big, after all. It doesn’t help that I have problems absorbing nutrients lately. Sloth - I’ve always hated cleaning. Lust - Porn. 'Nuff said. Pride - It’s hard to resist believing I’m right about the things I’ve spent so much time thinking and learning about. Envy - I guess I’m guilty of wishing I were like someone else sometimes. Greed - I don’t think I’ve been guilty of that for a while. At least, not as I understand the term. Sure, I wish I had more money, but only enough to get by. The idea of money for its own sake repulses me. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/45 "2012-10-06T06:45:09Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > It’s not “Pride” in the sense of pride of achievement or pride as self-esteem, but in a more archaic sense of hubris or vainglory. Think of it as Pride_fulness_, instead. Oh. Well in that case it should be way lower on my list. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/46 "2012-10-06T06:52:03Z")
Sloth Lust Gluttony Pride Envy/Greed/Wrath have never been part of my makeup. Probably why I’m such a slothful underachiever! (See, that’s my pride right there; I always think I _could_ do better if I wanted to, I just don’t want to!) ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/47 "2012-10-06T07:03:05Z")
Lust, Sloth, Wrath, Lust, Pride, Lust, Gluttony, Sloth, Lust, Lust, Envy, Lust, Greed. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/48 "2012-10-06T07:20:24Z")
Sloth, Sloth, Sloth, Sloth, Sloth, Sloth, Sloth. With a light sprinkling of a few of the others thrown in too just for grins. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/49 "2012-10-06T14:04:08Z")
1. Gluttony. I love food, I use it for comfort. I don’t stuff myself as much as I used to, but I have a hard time stopping when I am really enjoying something. 2. Sloth. But only in some things. I enjoy some manual labor, like working with horses and cleaning stalls. Cleaning a house? Not so much. 3. Greed. I have a hard time mnaging money and my house is packed with…stuff. I have multiple copllections and I just can’t stop adding to them… 4. Envy. Not a major one, but I do find myself jealous of others who are prettier, who have loving relationships or more money at times. I guess wistful might be a better word. 5. Pride. I am not a vain person. But I do like pretty pets… I pretty much make initial decisions on pets on if I like the way they look. 6. Wrath. Sometimes I can have temper issues. Not often, and it’s not like I come out swinging. 7. Lust. I ain’t gettin’ any, so this is not a problem for me. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/50 "2012-10-06T14:36:46Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Mel Brooks can go hang, I’m the one who gave you the straight line. For which you will be repaid mightily in karma if not earthly riches. I did mention you to **deedeeknowit** , saying “I _knew_ someone would get it and give me the set-up.” But with the changes in copyright law these days, you can’t be too careful. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/51 "2012-10-06T14:43:31Z")
Greed, Gluttony, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Lust, Pride Lust and Pride have moved down from the top of the list as the years have gone by although they can predominate at times. Sloth is on an upward trend. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/52 "2012-10-06T14:51:28Z")
I don’t really get envious, so I put envy last. With the other six tied for first place. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/53 "2012-10-06T15:22:57Z")
I think it might be fun to make a different list, of one’s favorite deadly sins. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/54 "2012-10-06T15:29:23Z")
[Here’s a poll](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=667851). Vote for your favorite! ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/55 "2012-10-06T16:11:13Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Mel Brooks can go hang, I’m the one who gave you the straight line. Charlie: They said you was hung. Bart: And they was right. I could do this all day - It’s twue! 😉 OK, my turn: Gluttony, Lust, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Greed, Pride ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/56 "2012-10-06T16:15:01Z")
Well, deadly things to me, I’m not much up on sin so in order of favourite killer things: Lust Gluttony Sloth Wrath I’m not too good at these last three. Envy Pride Greed Not sure who said “the sum of your vices is constant” but I think a pie chart would work well. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/57 "2012-10-06T16:26:55Z")
> [@CyclopticXander](#): > > Sloth, Pride, Envy, Greed, Lust, Wrath, Gluttony. 1. Sloth. I’m not a very high-energy person. 2. Gluttony. I eat too much of the wrong stuff. 3. Greed. I like spending money. 4. Envy. I am jealous of people who don’t get depressed. 5. Pride. I’m confident in my intelligence, my ability to be a good friend, and my ability to handle pretty much anything life throws at me. I’m not confident in my social skills or my appearance. 6. Lust. I don’t have a very high sex drive. 7. Wrath. I’m rarely if ever wrathful, and when I am angry it drives me nuts. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/58 "2012-10-06T16:35:17Z")
Gluttony. Kind of on its way out since my weight loss surgery but it’s certainly caused me more trouble than the others in my lifetime. Lust. I’m married and monogamous but if I were single all I’d do is BANG BANG BANG (NSFW). Love the menfolk. Pride. DO IT MYSELF. Must not ask for help! Sloth. There are few things more fun to me than sleep. Envy. This was a much bigger problem for me in my 20s than it is now. I don’t begrudge other people working hard and enjoying the fruits of their labor, I just get pissed when I see people have the world just handed to them. The inherent unfairness pisses me off, and it also pisses me off that I’m, um, not one of them. Wrath. It’s hard to make me truly mad. Greed. I don’t want YOUR stuff so I can add it to my own stuff. I just want to work and keep as much of my earnings as possible. When I’m not being pissed about not having been born rich, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/59 "2012-10-06T20:50:54Z")
Sloth and lust are in a dead tie. Though not at the same time. Then the rest: Pride, wrath, gluttony, greed, envy. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852/60 "2012-10-07T03:24:12Z")
I’m still thinking about the order of these, but I know this much… I’m greedy when it comes to lust. Lust is first on my list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-the-order-in-which-you-are-most-guilty-of-them/636852.md?page=4)