Here are 94 Bible verses about dislike, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
1 John 4:20 KJV
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?
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1 John 2:11 KJV
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
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Proverbs 10:12 KJV
12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
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Proverbs 8:13 KJV
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
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1 John 2:9 KJV
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
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Leviticus 19:17 KJV
17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
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Proverbs 10:18 KJV
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
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1 John 3:15 KJV
15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
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John 15:18 KJV
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
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Matthew 5:44 KJV
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
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Proverbs 15:1 KJV
1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
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Psalm 97:10 KJV
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.
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Ephesians 4:29 KJV
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
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Ecclesiastes 3:8 KJV
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
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Proverbs 26:24-26 KJV
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.
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Proverbs 20:22 KJV
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
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Proverbs 6:16-19 KJV
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.
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Revelation 1:1-20 KJV
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things …
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1 John 4:19-20 KJV
19 We love him, because he first loved us. 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?
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1 John 3:13 KJV
13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
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1 John 1:6 KJV
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
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Romans 12:9 KJV
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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Psalm 45:7 KJV
7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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James 4:4 KJV
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
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Matthew 10:22 KJV
22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
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Psalm 11:5 KJV
5 The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
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Psalm 5:5 KJV
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
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1 John 3:14-15 KJV
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-7 KJV
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.
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Romans 7:15 KJV
15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
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John 15:18-25 KJV
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept …
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John 13:34-35 KJV
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.
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John 3:20 KJV
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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Luke 6:27 KJV
27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
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Luke 1:37 KJV
37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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Matthew 24:10 KJV
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
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Matthew 6:24 KJV
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Proverbs 1:29 KJV
29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:
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Psalm 119:163 KJV
163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
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Psalm 119:116 KJV
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
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Psalm 35:19 KJV
19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
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Psalm 26:5 KJV
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
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Psalm 25:19 KJV
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
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Leviticus 19:17-18 KJV
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.
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Revelation 20:12-15 KJV
12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. …
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Revelation 3:20 KJV
20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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1 John 5:19 KJV
19 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
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1 John 2:9-17 KJV
9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 12 I write unto you, …
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Hebrews 12:15 KJV
15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
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Ephesians 4:31 KJV
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
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Romans 1:29 KJV
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
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Romans 1:26-27 KJV
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
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John 17:14 KJV
14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
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John 15:25 KJV
25 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
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John 15:23 KJV
23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
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John 15:16 KJV
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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John 13:35 KJV
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
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John 7:7 KJV
7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.
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Luke 14:26 KJV
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.
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Luke 6:27-28 KJV
27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
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Matthew 24:9 KJV
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.
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Matthew 5:43-45 KJV
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain …
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Matthew 5:23-24 KJV
23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
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Amos 5:10 KJV
10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
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Isaiah 49:1-26 KJV
1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 3 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. …
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 KJV
1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; …
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Proverbs 29:10 KJV
10 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
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Proverbs 8:13-25 KJV
13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love …
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Psalm 119:104 KJV
104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
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Psalm 118:7 KJV
7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
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Psalm 69:4 KJV
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
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Psalm 36:2 KJV
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
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Psalm 34:21 KJV
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
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Psalm 31:6 KJV
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.
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Esther 5:1-14 KJV
1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in …
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Esther 3:1-15 KJV
1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. 2 And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. 3 Then the king’s servants, which were in the …
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2 Chronicles 19:2 KJV
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 22:13 KJV
13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her,
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Genesis 26:27 KJV
27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
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1 John 2:15-17 KJV
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
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2 Timothy 3:12 KJV
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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Romans 9:13 KJV
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
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John 15:19 KJV
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
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John 14:15 KJV
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
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Matthew 7:1-29 KJV
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, …
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Matthew 5:1-48 KJV
1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall …
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Malachi 1:3 KJV
3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
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Proverbs 15:17 KJV
17 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
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Proverbs 6:16 KJV
16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
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Psalm 139:21 KJV
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
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Psalm 38:19 KJV
19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
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Deuteronomy 7:10 KJV
10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.