Below is our full list of bible verses on hate (King James Version – KJV) provided in ranked order.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Hate
1 John 4:20
“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?”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-John 4:20]
Related Themes: Hypocrisy | Bitterness | Love | Manipulation
Proverbs 10:12
“12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 10:12]
Related Themes: Bitterness | Love | Forgiveness | Strife
1 John 3:15
“15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-John 3:15]
Related Themes: Bullying | Bitterness | Murder | Lust
Proverbs 6:16-19
“16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 6:16]
Related Themes: Gossip | Abomination | Lying | Pride
Leviticus 19:17-18
“17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.”
Related Themes: Bitterness | Anger | Rebuking
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
[Commentary and Translations for 1-Corinthians 13:4]
John 15:18
“18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.”
Related Themes: Persecution | Rejection | Persecution
Proverbs 8:13
“13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 8:13]
John 13:34-35
“34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”
Related Themes: Love | Fidelity | Forgiveness
Psalm 97:10
“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.”
Proverbs 10:18
“18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 10:18]
Psalm 11:5
“5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”
Matthew 10:22
“22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.”
Related Themes: Perseverance | Suffering | Persecution
Luke 14:26
“26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.”
Related Themes: Respecting Your Parents | Loyalty
Proverbs 26:24-26
“24 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation.”
[Commentary and Translations for Proverbs 26:24]
Related Themes: Deceit | Lying | Flattery | Abomination
John 7:7
“7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.”
Psalm 26:5
“5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.”
Psalm 45:7
“7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.”
Related Themes: Attitude
Psalm 101:3
“3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me.”
