79 Bible Verses about Hatred
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Then Amnon was full of hate for her, hating her with a hate greater than his earlier love for her. And he said to her, Get up and be gone.
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
And the Lord will take away from you all disease, and will not put on you any of the evil diseases of Egypt which you have seen, but will put them on your haters.
But if any man has hate for his neighbour, and waiting for him secretly makes an attack on him and gives him a blow causing his death, and then goes in flight to one of these towns; The responsible men of his town are to send and take him, and give him up to the one who has the right of punishment to be put to death.
But Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, Did you not, in your hate for me, send me away from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble?
But Absalom said nothing to his brother Amnon, good or bad: for he was full of hate for him, because he had taken his sister Tamar by force.
See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses, Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,
He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark. He who has love for his brother is in the light, and there is no cause of error in him. But he who has hate for his brother is in the dark, walking in the dark with no knowledge of where he is going, unable to see because of the dark.
Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.
If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?
The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.
Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others; Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother, Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
You may not go down on your faces before them or give them worship: for I, the Lord your God, am a God who will not give his honour to another; and I will send punishment on the children for the wrongdoing of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation of my haters;
Rewarding his haters to their face with destruction; he will have no mercy on his hater, but will give him open punishment.
If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.
And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.
For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
He who has hate for me has hate for my Father. If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father. This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.
It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
But the Pharisees went out and made designs against him, how they might put him to death.
And though they had a desire to take him, they were in fear of the people, because in their eyes he was a prophet.
Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas. And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
Pilate says to them, What, then, am I to do with Jesus, who is named Christ? They all say, Let him be put to death on the cross.
But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.
Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause. For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer. They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.
They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.
Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. And numbers of people will be turned from the right way, and will give one another up and have hate for one another.
And you will be hated by all men, because of my name; but he who goes through to the end will have salvation.
But you will be given up even by your fathers and mothers, your brothers and relations and friends; and some of you will be put to death. And you will be hated by all men, because of me. But not a hair of your head will come to destruction.read more.
By going through all these things, you will keep your lives.
Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,) Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;
Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death.
And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death. And more than forty of them took this oath. And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to deatread more.
So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.
But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you, Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you: But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wrongdoing; there is no evil with you. The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.
Six things are hated by the Lord; seven things are disgusting to him: Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause; A heart full of evil designs, feet which are quick in running after sin;read more.
A false witness, breathing out untrue words, and one who lets loose violent acts among brothers.
For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.
Do not so to the Lord your God: for everything which is disgusting to the Lord and hated by him they have done in honour of their gods: even burning their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
Let no holy tree of any sort be planted by the altar of the Lord your God which you will make. You are not to put up stone pillars, for they are hated by the Lord your God.
The Lord puts the upright and the sinner to the test, but he has hate in his soul for the lover of violent acts.
Your new moons and your regular feasts are a grief to my soul: they are a weight in my spirit; I am crushed under them.
My heritage has become like a lion in the woodland to me; her voice has been loud against me; so I have hate for her.
All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled.
Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.
These are the things which you are to do: Let every man say what is true to his neighbour; and let your judging give peace in your towns. Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.
For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.
The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
I am full of hate for those who go after false gods; but my hope is in the Lord.
You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.
Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me?
The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.
You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.
You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
But at least you have the credit of hating the works of the Nicolaitans, as I do.
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Christ » Sake, for his » Hatred
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
For Christ's sake » Hatred
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
Hatred » Examples of » Of the saints
Then they will be cruel to you, and will put you to death: and you will be hated by all nations because of my name.
If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.
Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.
I have given your word to them; and they are hated by the world, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.
Hatred » Condemned
He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.
Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?
Hatred » Examples of » Of Christ
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.
But his people had no love for him, and sent representatives after him, saying, We will not have this man for our ruler.
It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
Hatred » Christ experienced
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.
It is not possible for you to be hated by the world; but I am hated by it, because I give witness that what it does is evil.
Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.
If I had not done among them the works which no other man ever did, they would have had no sin: but now they have seen, and they have had hate in their hearts for me and my Father. This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.
Hatred » Punishment of
Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.
I will have those who are against him broken before his face, and his haters will be crushed under my blows.
These are the words of the Lord: For three crimes of Edom, and for four, I will not let its fate be changed; because his sword was turned against his brother, without pity, and his wrath was burning at all times, and he was angry for ever.
Hatred » Against iniquity, justified
Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.
Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
Hatred » Forbidden
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;
Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.
Hatred » Often cloaked by deceit
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
Though his hate is covered with deceit, his sin will be seen openly before the meeting of the people.
Hatred » We should exhibit against » False ways
Through your orders I get wisdom; for this reason I am a hater of every false way.
Because of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
Hatred » Saints should » Expect
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you. If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.
Hatred » The wicked exhibit » Towards saints
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
Hatred » We should exhibit against » Evil
The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.
You who are lovers of the Lord, be haters of evil; he keeps the souls of his saints; he takes them out of the hand of sinners.
Hatred » Saints should » Return good for
If you see the ass of one who has no love for you bent down to the earth under the weight which is put on it, you are to come to its help, even against your desire.
But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
Hatred » Exemplified » Cain
And Cain said to his brother, Let us go into the field: and when they were in the field, Cain made an attack on his brother Abel and put him to death.
But in Cain and his offering he had no pleasure. And Cain was angry and his face became sad.
Hatred » Examples of » Haman
Now on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the time came for the king's order to be put into effect, on the very day when the haters of the Jews had been hoping to have rule over them; though the opposite had come about, and the Jews had rule over their haters;
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath. But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Hatred » Inconsistent with » The knowledge of God
But he who has hate for his brother is in the dark, walking in the dark with no knowledge of where he is going, unable to see because of the dark.
He who says that he is in the light, and has hate in his heart for his brother, is still in the dark.
Hatred » Exemplified » Enemies of the jews
Now on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the time came for the king's order to be put into effect, on the very day when the haters of the Jews had been hoping to have rule over them; though the opposite had come about, and the Jews had rule over their haters;
So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.
Hatred » Of God
You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.
For I am against the putting away of a wife, says the Lord, the God of Israel, and against him who is clothed with violent acts, says the Lord of armies: so give thought to your spirit and do not be false in your acts.
Hatred » Examples of » The jews
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.
Hatred » Leads to deceit
With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him; When he says fair words, have no belief in him; for in his heart are seven evils:
Hatred » We should exhibit against » Hatred and opposition to God
Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me? My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.
Hatred » Exemplified » saul
And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom? And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
Hatred » Give no cause for
Let not your foot be frequently in your neighbour's house, or he may get tired of you, and his feeling be turned to hate.
Hatred » Stirs up strife
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
Hatred » Embitters life
Better is a simple meal where love is, than a fat ox and hate with it.
Hatred » Liars prone to
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
Hatred » A work of the flesh
Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,
Hatred » Exemplified » Esau
So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.
Hatred » Examples of » Esau
So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.
Hatred » We should exhibit against » Lying
I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.
Hatred » Exemplified » Enemies of daniel
Then the chief rulers and the captains were looking for some cause for putting Daniel in the wrong in connection with the kingdom, but they were unable to put forward any wrongdoing or error against him; because he was true, and no error or wrong was to be seen in him. Then these men said, We will only get a reason for attacking Daniel in connection with the law of his God. Then these chief rulers and the captains came to the king and said to him, O King Darius, have life for ever. read more.
All the chief rulers of the kingdom, the chiefs and the captains, the wise men and the rulers, have made a common decision to put in force a law having the king's authority, and to give a strong order, that whoever makes any request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole. Now, O King, put the order in force, signing the writing so that it may not be changed, like the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end. For this reason King Darius put his name on the writing and the order. And Daniel, on hearing that the writing had been signed, went into his house; (now he had windows in his room on the roof opening in the direction of Jerusalem;) and three times a day he went down on his knees in prayer and praise before his God, as he had done before. Then these men were watching and saw Daniel making prayers and requesting grace before his God. Then they came near before the king and said, O King, have you not put your name to an order that any man who makes a request to any god or man but you, O King, for thirty days, is to be put into the lions' hole? The king made answer and said, The thing is fixed by the law of the Medes and Persians which may not come to an end. Then they made answer and said before the king, Daniel, one of the prisoners of Judah, has no respect for you, O King, or for the order signed by you, but three times a day he makes his prayer to God. When this thing came to the king's ears, it was very evil to him, and his heart was fixed on keeping Daniel safe, and till the going down of the sun he was doing everything in his power to get him free. Then these men said to the king, Be certain, O King, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no order or law which the king has put into force may be changed.
Hatred » Saints should » Not rejoice in the calamities of those who exhibit
If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him; (For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)
Hatred » Exemplified » Joseph's brethren
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
Hatred » Exemplified » Haman
And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath. But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.
Hatred » Exemplified » Ahab
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Hatred » Examples of » Joseph's brethren
And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.
Hatred » Examples of » Herodias
For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife. And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
Hatred » Examples of » Ahab
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Hatred » We should exhibit against » Backsliding
Hatred » The wicked exhibit » Towards God
Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,
Hatred » Inconsistent with » The love of God
If a man says, I have love for God, and has hate for his brother, his words are false: for how is the man who has no love for his brother whom he has seen, able to have love for God whom he has not seen?
Hatred » Saints should » Not marvel at
Hatred » Exemplified » Men of gilead
But Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, Did you not, in your hate for me, send me away from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble?
Hatred » Is murder
Anyone who has hate for his brother is a taker of life, and you may be certain that no taker of life has eternal life in him.
Hatred » The wicked exhibit » Towards each other
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
Home » Family » Hard to bear causes of » Hatred
So Esau was full of hate for Jacob because of his father's blessing; and he said in his heart, The days of weeping for my father are near; then I will put my brother Jacob to death.
for Jesus' sake » Hatred
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
Lying » Leads to » Hatred
A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.
Strife » Excited by » Hatred
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
Strife » Causes of » Hatred
Hate is a cause of violent acts, but all errors are covered up by love.
Suffering for Christ's sake » Some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Hatred
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
Suffering for righteousness' sake » For Christ's sake some trials believers may be called upon to endure » Hatred
And you will be hated by all men because of my name: but he who is strong to the end will have salvation.
Topics on Hatred
Dishonesty, God's Hatred Of
Proverbs 12:22False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
Hatred Between Relatives
Genesis 4:9And the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I have no idea: am I my brother's keeper?
Satanic Hatred
1 John 3:12Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
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