39 Bible Verses About Having Hatred Towards Others

Hatred hurts everyone it touches. It damages relationships and separates us from God’s love. The Bible speaks clearly about hatred many times. God calls us to love others, even when it’s hard.

These verses show us why hatred is wrong. They also teach us how to replace anger with compassion and forgiveness. Jesus showed us the way by loving His enemies. With God’s help, we can choose love over hate every day.

39 Bible Verses About Having Hatred Towards Others

• Leviticus 19:17 – “Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.”
• Proverbs 10:12 – “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
• Proverbs 15:17 – “Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.”
• Proverbs 24:17 – “Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice.”
• Matthew 5:21-22 – “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.”
• Matthew 5:43-44 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
• Luke 6:27-28 – “But to you who are listening I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.”
• John 13:34-35 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
• Romans 12:9 – “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
• Romans 12:17-19 – “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Do not take revenge. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
• Romans 12:21 – “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”
• Ephesians 4:31-32 – “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
• Colossians 3:8 – “But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”
• Colossians 3:12-14 – “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect unity.”
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15 – “Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.”
• 1 John 2:9-11 – “Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Whoever hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness.”
• 1 John 3:14-15 – “We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love remains in death. Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him.”
• 1 John 4:20-21 – “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
• Proverbs 10:18 – “Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.”
• Proverbs 26:24-26 – “Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts. Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.”
• Matthew 7:1-2 – “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged.”
• Matthew 22:37-40 – “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
• Romans 13:8-10 – “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another. Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
• Galatians 5:19-21 – “The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition. Those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
• Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
• Ephesians 2:14-16 – “For he himself is our peace. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.”
• 1 Peter 3:8-9 – “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing.”
• James 2:1-4 – “My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. If you show special attention to the one wearing fine clothes but say to the poor, ‘You stand there’ or ‘Sit on the floor,’ have you not discriminated among yourselves?”
• James 3:14-16 – “But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such ‘wisdom’ does not come down from heaven but is earthly. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”
• Psalm 97:10 – “Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.”
• Psalm 139:21-22 – “Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you? I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.”
• Ecclesiastes 3:8 – “A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.”
• Titus 3:3 – “At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.”
• 1 Peter 2:1 – “Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”
• Mark 12:31 – “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
• John 15:12 – “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
• 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”
• Hebrews 10:24 – “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”

Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Having Hatred Towards Others

Hatred hurts us and the people around us. The Bible teaches that we must love others, even our enemies. God wants us to forgive those who hurt us. When we hold onto anger, it separates us from God’s peace. 

Jesus showed us how to love by praying for those who harmed Him. We can choose love over hate with God’s help. The Holy Spirit gives us strength to forgive and show kindness. Letting go of hatred brings freedom to our hearts.

Say This Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, I am sorry for any hatred in my heart. Please forgive me for holding anger against others. Take away my bitterness and fill me with Your love. Help me to forgive those who have hurt me. 

Teach me to see others through Your eyes. Give me strength to pray for my enemies. Fill my heart with compassion and peace. Let Your Spirit guide me to love like Jesus. In Jesus’ name, Amen.