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.
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
There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because y
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasan
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of t
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had d
Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty m
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their an
“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant,
Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a war
Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the ido
Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.”
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and
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
Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him i
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men.