21 Bible Verses About Haters and Hatred

The Bible expects God’s people to be hated and tells them how to answer it. Jesus warns that the world will hate his disciples as it hated him first (John 15:18), and he commands, “do good to those who hate you” (Luke 6:27-28). Paul forbids revenge and leaves it to God (Romans 12:19), and the Psalms give words to a man hated “without reason” (Psalm 69:4) and to one betrayed by a friend who shared his bread (Psalm 41:9). Scripture…