John 3:20

For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned.

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, because he never prophesies good news for me, but only evil.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say that [Micaiah only tells bad news].”

Job 24:13-17


“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.

Psalm 50:17


“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].

Proverbs 1:29


Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],

Proverbs 4:18


But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.

Proverbs 5:12


And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline,
And my heart despised correction and reproof!

Proverbs 15:12


A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him;
Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].

Amos 5:10-11


They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand],
And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.

Luke 11:45

One of the lawyers [an expert in the Mosaic Law] answered Him, “Teacher, by saying this, You insult us too!”

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.

Ephesians 5:11-13

Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];

James 1:23-25

For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

Reproved

Bible References

Every

John 7:7
The world cannot hate you [since you are part of it], but it does hate Me because I denounce it and testify that its deeds are evil.
1 Kings 22:8
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, because he never prophesies good news for me, but only evil.” But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say that [Micaiah only tells bad news].”
Job 24:13

“Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to know its ways
Nor stay in its paths.
Psalm 50:17

“For you hate instruction and discipline
And cast My words behind you [discarding them].
Proverbs 1:29

Because they hated knowledge
And did not choose the fear of the Lord [that is, obeying Him with reverence and awe-filled respect],
Proverbs 4:18

But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
Proverbs 5:12

And you say, “How I hated instruction and discipline,
And my heart despised correction and reproof!
Proverbs 15:12

A scoffer [unlike a wise man] resents one who rebukes him and tries to teach him;
Nor will he go to the wise [for counsel and instruction].
Amos 5:10

They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand],
And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.
Luke 11:45
One of the lawyers [an expert in the Mosaic Law] answered Him, “Teacher, by saying this, You insult us too!”
James 1:23
For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror;

Reproved

Ephesians 5:12
for it is disgraceful even to mention the things that such people practice in secret.

General references

Leviticus 11:16
the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, every species of hawk,
Psalm 104:22

When the sun arises, they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.
Matthew 9:34
But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by [the power of] the ruler of demons.”
Matthew 13:13
This is the reason I speak to the crowds in parables: because while [having the power of] seeing they do not see, and while [having the power of] hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand and grasp [spiritual things].
Matthew 24:39
and they did not know or understand until the flood came and swept them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be [unexpected judgment].
John 1:5
The Light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].
John 8:45
But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me [and continue in your unbelief].
John 15:18
“If the world hates you [and it does], know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
John 16:9
about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];