The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because the
There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My word
Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasan
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because y
Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD aga
When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, an
For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friend
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant,
When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the ido
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty m
and you will say, “How I hated discipline, and my heart despised reproof!
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets a
If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the pre
and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return
bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”
Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
And in one month I dismissed three shepherds. My soul grew impatient with the flock, and their souls also detested me.
“Do you intend to reign over us?” his brothers asked. “Will you actually rule us?” So they hated him even more because o
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked arou
Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hands of the Chaldeans, so that they may
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant,
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Serv