Hate

Hate is strong ill will or aversion. Hating a brother is walking in darkness and is murder in the heart, hatred stirs up strifes, and love covers all sins; God hates evil, and the righteous are to hate evil and love their enemies.

Hating a brother

• Leviticus 19:17
  Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
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• 1 John 2:9-11
  ⁹He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.If anyone claims to be in the light but hates his brother, he is still in the darkness. ¹⁰He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.Whoever loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause of stumbling in him. ¹¹But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
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• 1 John 3:15
  Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.
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• 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?If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
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Hatred stirs up strife

• Proverbs 10:12
  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
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• Proverbs 10:18
  He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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• Proverbs 26:24-26
  ²⁴He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. ²⁵When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. ²⁶Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
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• Titus 3:3
  For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
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Things God hates

• Proverbs 6:16-19
  ¹⁶These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: ¹⁷A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, ¹⁸An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ¹⁹A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
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• Psalm 5:5
  The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.
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• Zechariah 8:17
  And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the Lord.do not plot evil in your hearts against your neighbor, and do not love to swear falsely, for I hate all these things,” declares the LORD.
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• Isaiah 61:8
  For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
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Hating evil

• Psalm 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.Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
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• Amos 5:15
  Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
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• Romans 12:9
  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
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• Proverbs 8:13
  The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
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Love your enemies

• Matthew 5:43-44
  ⁴³Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
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• Luke 6:27-28
  ²⁷But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, ²⁸Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
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Hated by the world

• John 15:18-19
  ¹⁸If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. ¹⁹If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
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• Matthew 10:22
  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
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See also

• Love
• Anger
• Enemies
• Bitterness
• Murder

Notes

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