bible verses that its bad to have hate in your heart
Here are several Bible verses that speak against harboring hate in your heart:
Old Testament
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Leviticus 19:17 — “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.”
→ Hate in the heart is connected with sin; instead, God calls for honest confrontation and reconciliation. -
Proverbs 10:12 — “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.”
→ Hatred breeds division, while love restores peace.
New Testament
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1 John 2:9 — “Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.”
→ Hatred in the heart shows that a person is not walking in God’s light. -
1 John 3:15 — “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.”
→ Hatred is equated with murder in God’s eyes. -
1 John 4:20 — “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.”
→ Genuine love for God cannot coexist with hatred for others. -
Matthew 5:43–44 — “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
→ Jesus flips the cultural expectation: rather than hate, we are called to love and pray for even our enemies.
✅ These verses consistently show that God rejects hatred in the heart and calls His people to forgiveness, love, and reconciliation instead.
Would you like me to also gather verses about forgiveness as the antidote to hate?
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