Hatred

Hatred for others or God is associated with human sin. Scripture also emphasises God's hatred of sin and evil. Believers are commanded to love those who hate them.

Hatred as evidence of corrupt human nature

2 Samuel 13:15; Titus 3:3 See also Genesis 37:4; Deuteronomy 7:15, Deuteronomy 19:11–12; Judges 11:7; 2 Samuel 13:22; Psalm 25:19, Psalm 38:19; Proverbs 10:12; Matthew 24:10; Galatians 5:19–20; 1 John 2:9–11, 1 John 3:15, 1 John 4:20

Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”

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.

Hatred of God himself

Psalm 81:15; Romans 1:29–31 See also Exodus 20:5; Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 32:41; 2 Chronicles 19:2; Psalm 50:17; Proverbs 1:29; John 3:20, John 15:23–25; James 4:4

Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless.

Hatred of Jesus Christ

John 7:7 See also Isaiah 53:3; Matthew 12:14, Matthew 21:46, Matthew 26:3–4, Matthew 27:22; Luke 19:14; John 17:14

The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.

Hatred of the godly and upright

1 Kings 22:8; Matthew 10:22 See also Esther 9:1; Psalm 35:19, Psalm 69:4, Psalm 109:3–5; Proverbs 29:10; Isaiah 66:5; Amos 5:10; Matthew 24:9–10 parallels Mark 13:13, Luke 21:16–19; Luke 1:69–71, Luke 6:22; John 15:18; Acts 9:29, Acts 23:12–15; 1 John 3:13

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Believers are to love those who hate them

Luke 6:27–28 See also Matthew 5:43–44

But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

God's hatred of evil

Psalm 5:4–5; Proverbs 6:16–19; Isaiah 61:8 See also Deuteronomy 12:31, Deuteronomy 16:21–22; Psalm 11:5; Isaiah 1:14; Jeremiah 12:8; Hosea 9:15; Amos 5:21; Zechariah 8:16–17; Malachi 2:16

For You are not a God who delights in wickedness; no evil can dwell with You. The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

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.

The godly should also hate evil

Proverbs 8:13; Romans 12:9 See also Exodus 18:21; Psalm 31:6, Psalm 97:10, Psalm 101:3, Psalm 119:104, Psalm 119:113, Psalm 119:128, Psalm 119:163, Psalm 139:21; Proverbs 13:5, Proverbs 15:17; Amos 5:15; Hebrews 1:9; Psalm 45:7; Revelation 2:6

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

Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.