'Hate' in the Bible
“How long, O naive ones [you who are easily misled], will you love being simple-minded and undiscerning?How long will scoffers [who ridicule and deride] delight in scoffing,How long will fools [who obstinately mock truth] hate knowledge?
“The [reverent] fear and worshipful awe of the Lord includes the hatred of evil;Pride and arrogance and the evil way,And the perverted mouth, I hate.
“But he who fails to find me or sins against me injures himself;All those who hate me love and court death.”
Do not correct a scoffer [who foolishly ridicules and takes no responsibility for his error] or he will hate you;Correct a wise man [who learns from his error], and he will love you.
Let your foot seldom be in your neighbor’s house,Or he will become tired of you and hate you.
The bloodthirsty hate the blameless [because of his integrity],But the upright are concerned for his life.