Bible Verses About
Hate
Answering hatred with love, even toward enemies.
“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
“The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
“Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
“Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.”
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.”
“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”
“These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:”
“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,”
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Frequently asked
What does the Bible say about hate?
Scripture speaks to hate in passages such as 1 John 4:20, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 10:12. For example, 1 John 4:20 says, “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
What is a well-known Bible verse about hate?
1 John 4:20 — “If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
Which Psalm is about hate?
Psalms 97:10 — “Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”