'Hate' in the Bible

You must not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin, to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

“You must not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.

I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.

Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say:Arise, Lord!Let Your enemies be scattered,and those who hate You flee from Your presence.

You must not bow down to them or worship them, because I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the fathers’ sin to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

But He directly pays back and destroys those who hate Him. He will not hesitate to directly pay back the one who hates Him.

The Lord will remove all sickness from you; He will not put on you all the terrible diseases of Egypt that you know about, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.

Otherwise, the avenger of blood in the heat of his anger might pursue the one who committed manslaughter, overtake him because the distance is great, and strike him dead. Yet he did not deserve to die, since he did not previously hate his neighbor.

“If a man marries a woman, has sexual relations with her, and comes to hate her,

The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.

when I sharpen My flashing sword,and My hand takes hold of judgment,I will take vengeance on My adversariesand repay those who hate Me.

And if the avenger of blood pursues him, they must not hand the one who committed manslaughter over to him, for he killed his neighbor accidentally and did not hate him beforehand.

Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now when you’re in trouble?”

So Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me and don’t love me! You told my people the riddle, but haven’t explained it to me.”“Look,” he said, “I haven’t even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

You love your enemies and hate those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you!

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man who can ask Yahweh, but I hate him because he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”“The king shouldn’t say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart, and you have not requested riches, wealth, or glory, or for the life of those who hate you, and you have not even requested long life, but you have requested for yourself wisdom and knowledge that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king,

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man who can ask Yahweh, but I hate him because he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”“The king shouldn’t say that,” Jehoshaphat replied.

Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

The boastful cannot stand in Your presence;You hate all evildoers.

Be gracious to me, Lord;consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.Lift me up from the gates of death,

You have made my enemies retreat before me;I annihilate those who hate me.

Your hand will capture all your enemies;your right hand will seize those who hate you.

Consider my enemies; they are numerous,and they hate me violently.

I hate a crowd of evildoers,and I do not sit with the wicked.

I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols,but I trust in the Lord.

Evil brings death to the wicked,and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me;do not let those who hate me without causelook at me maliciously.

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too muchto discover and hate his sin.

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;many hate me for no reason.

All who hate me whisper together about me;they plan to harm me.

But You give us victory over our foesand let those who hate us be disgraced.

You make us retreat from the foe,and those who hate ushave taken plunder for themselves.

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joymore than your companions.

You hate instructionand turn your back on My words.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. A song.God arises. His enemies scatter,and those who hate Him flee from His presence.

Those who hate me without causeare more numerous than the hairs of my head;my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,are powerful.Though I did not steal, I must repay.

Rescue me from the miry mud; don’t let me sink.Let me be rescued from those who hate meand from the deep waters.

Those who hate the Lordwould pretend submission to Him;their doom would last forever.

See how Your enemies make an uproar;those who hate You have acted arrogantly.

I will crush his foes before himand strike those who hate him.

You who love the Lord, hate evil!He protects the lives of His godly ones;He rescues them from the power of the wicked.

I will not set anything worthless before my eyes.I hate the practice of transgression;it will not cling to me.

whose hearts He turned to hate His peopleand to deal deceptively with His servants.

The Lord is my helper,Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

I gain understanding from Your precepts;therefore I hate every false way.

ס SamekI hate those who are double-minded,but I love Your instruction.

I carefully follow all Your preceptsand hate every false way.

I hate and abhor falsehood,but I love Your instruction.

I have lived too longwith those who hate peace.

Let all who hate Zionbe driven back in disgrace.

Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,and detest those who rebel against You?

I hate them with extreme hatred;I consider them my enemies.

“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?How long will you mockers enjoy mockingand you fools hate knowledge?

To fear the Lord is to hate evil.I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,and perverse speech.

but the one who misses me harms himself;all who hate me love death.”

Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

The righteous hate lying,but the wicked act disgustingly and disgracefully.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,but to turn from evilis an abomination to fools.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him;how much more do his friendskeep their distance from him!He may pursue them with words,but they are not there.

Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house;otherwise, he’ll get sick of you and hate you.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,but the upright care about him.

To be a thief’s partner is to hate oneself;he hears the curse but will not testify.

a time to love and a time to hate;a time for war and a time for peace.

Indeed, I took all this to heart and explained it all: the righteous, the wise, and their works are in God’s hands.People don’t know whether to expect love or hate. Everything lies ahead of them.

Their love, their hate, and their envy have already disappeared, and there is no longer a portion for them in all that is done under the sun.

I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.They have become a burden to Me;I am tired of putting up with them.

For I Yahweh love justice;I hate robbery and injustice;I will faithfully reward themand make an everlasting covenant with them.

You who tremble at His word,hear the word of the Lord:“Your brothers who hate and exclude youbecause of Me have said,‘Let the Lord be glorifiedso that we can see your joy!’But they will be put to shame.”

My inheritance has acted toward Melike a lion in the forest.She has roared against Me.Therefore, I hate her.

So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again, saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.

“Therefore, I stretched out My hand against you and reduced your provisions. I gave you over to the desire of those who hate you, the Philistine women, who were embarrassed by your indecent behavior.

“For this is what the Lord God says: I am going to hand you over to those you hate, to those you turned away from in disgust.

therefore, as I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“I will destine you for bloodshed, and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.

Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.”Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

All their evil appears at Gilgal,for there I came to hate them.I will drive them from My housebecause of their evil, wicked actions.I will no longer love them;all their leaders are rebellious.

They hate the one who convicts the guiltyat the city gateand despise the one who speaks with integrity.

Hate evil and love good;establish justice in the gate.Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be graciousto the remnant of Joseph.

I hate, I despise your feasts!I can’t stand the stenchof your solemn assemblies.

The Lord God has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts:I loathe Jacob’s prideand hate his citadels,so I will hand over the city and everything in it.

You hate good and love evil.You tear off people’s skinand strip their flesh from their bones.

Do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love perjury, for I hate all this”—this is the Lord’s declaration.