What Does the Bible Say About Hatred?

“Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. and: or, that thou bear not sin for him”

“The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. in: Heb. before thine eyes”

“Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. cruel: Heb. hatred of violence”

“Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. wrongfully: Heb. falsely”

“Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”

“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”

“I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. wicked: Heb. thing of Belial”

“Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.”

“Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.”

“I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.”

“Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?”

“I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.”

“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”

“He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”

“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.”

“Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.”

“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; dissembleth: or, is known”

“When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. speaketh: Heb. maketh his voice gracious”

“Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. by: or, in secret”

“Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.”

“Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.”

“Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. assembled: or, came tumultuously”

“All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. decree: or, interdict”

“Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. altereth not: Cald. passeth not”

“Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.”

“Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime .”

“Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.”

“Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.”

“Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.”

“Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.”

“Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.”

“For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. that he: or, if he hate her, put her away putting: Heb. to put away”

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”

“But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”

“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”

“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,”

“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.”

“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.”

“He that hateth me hateth my Father also.”

“If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.”

“But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.”

“I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”

“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”

“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”

“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? fightings: or, brawlings lusts: or, pleasures”

“Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.”

“We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.”

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”