19 Bible Verses about God Hating Things
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The Lord hates six things;
in fact, seven are detestable to Him:
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
a heart that plots wicked schemes,
feet eager to run to evil,
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a lying witness who gives false testimony,
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord,
but an accurate weight is His delight.
Yet you do have this: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Do not bring a female prostitute’s wages or a male prostitute’s earnings into the house of the Lord your God to fulfill any vow, because both are detestable to the Lord your God.
For everyone who does such things and acts unfairly is detestable to the Lord your God.
But these are to be detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creatures in the water.
They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be detestable to you.
“All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you.
All other winged insects that have four feet are to be detestable to you.
“All the creatures that swarm on the earth are detestable; they must not be eaten.
“You must not sacrifice to the Lord your God an ox or sheep with a defect or any serious flaw, for that is detestable to the Lord your God.
Stop bringing useless offerings.
Your incense is detestable to Me.
New Moons and Sabbaths,
and the calling of solemn assemblies—
I cannot stand iniquity with a festival.
I hate your New Moons and prescribed festivals.
They have become a burden to Me;
I am tired of putting up with them.
You must not do the same to the Lord your God, because they practice every detestable thing, which the Lord hates, for their gods. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
The Lord God has sworn by Himself—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Hosts:
I loathe Jacob’s pride
and hate his citadels,
so I will hand over the city and everything in it.
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.
I hate, I despise your feasts!
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.
“If he hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel, “he covers his garment with injustice,” says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously.
