I hate the word HATE Trivia Quiz

Answer: Anything evil

This is a positive portrayal of hate in the Bible. Psalm 97:10 in the Amplified Bible translation says: "O you who love the Lord, hate evil; He preserves the lives of His saints (the children of God), He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked."

There are many different things that Christians might consider evil (or sins):
murder, dishonesty, adultery, fornication, gossiping, etc.

However, most Christians would say that hating people is evil, too. Many would say that it is okay and even holy to hate sins because God hates sin (according to the quoted verse and other verses like it) but hating the people who commit it is wrong, since certain verses say to love other people, such as Mark 12:31. Example: one can hate prostitution, but one really shouldn't hate the prostitute

Two verses similar to Psalm 97:10 include (also from the AMP translation):
Psalm 119:163, "I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law do I love",
and Proverbs 8:13, "The reverent fear and worshipful awe of the Lord [includes] the hatred of evil; pride, arrogance, the evil way, and perverted and twisted speech I hate."

Answer: A murderer

In this context, "brother" doesn't refer strictly to one's brother in an earthly family. In fact, I see no reason why it even has to be/should be limited to a male.

Although some people interpret the term to mean anyone, Christian or non-Christian, several translations specify it as the former. Examples include the Amplified Bible (AMP):
"Anyone who hates (abominates, detests) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding (persevering) within him"
and The Living Bible (TLB):
"Anyone who hates his Christian brother is really a murderer at heart; and you know that no one wanting to murder has eternal life within."

I personally believe that 1 John 3:15 is tied to or enforcing what Jesus said to His followers in the Gospel of John.
In John 13:34-35, Jesus said that people (non-believers) would know who His followers were by the way that they loved one another. This doesn't mean that Christians should love only other Christians, however, as Jesus also said to love your neighbor (Mark 12:31). Here, "neighbor" means anyone.

Answer: Proverbs

Of the many Biblical book genres, such as Law, Prophecy, and Apocalyptic (to name a few others) the book of Proverbs falls under the Wisdom category. This is because rather than tell a story, like much of Genesis does, or give laws, such as Leviticus or Deuteronomy, it basically gives advice and words of wisdom.

The verse is Proverbs 10:12.
Note that the Amplified Bible says "Hatred stirs up contentions, but love covers all transgressions" but many other translations say "strife." Synonyms include conflict and controversy.

Another book in the Wisdom genre is Ecclesiastes, which has the verse: "A time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace" (3:8). (Amplified Bible translation)

Answer: Jonadab

Jonadab--well, at least his name wasn't Jonadad. And an even funnier name would have been Jonamom!

This story can be found in 2 Samuel 13. David's son Amnon claimed that he was in love with his half-sister, Tamar.
David had many wives; obviously Tamar had a different mother than Amnon did.
His friend Jonadab is the one who gave him the idea to fake an illness so that Tamar would come into his room. When she refused to be with him, he raped her out of hate.

Interestingly, the scripture says that Jonadab's father was David's brother, Shimeah, which means that Amnon and Jonadab were cousins. Overall, I think this is a very gross and strange tale involving family members!

Deuteronomy 22 has laws regarding rape; Leviticus 18 and 20 speak against incest.

Answer: Esau

From what I've read and studied, God didn't literally hate Esau, although most translations of the Bible will use the word "hate." In fact, according to one commentary, the original Hebrew word used in Malachi 1:3 means to "love less" and implies more of a lack of favor than an actual hatred.

The Amplified Bible (AMP) actually expresses this view.
"I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, How and in what way have You loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord; yet I loved Jacob (Israel),
But [in comparison with the degree of love I have for Jacob] I have hated Esau [Edom] and have laid waste his mountains, and his heritage I have given to the jackals of the wilderness." (1:2-3).

It seems that when Genesis 29 says that Jacob "hated" Leah (again, most translations) it also means that he favored Rachel more than Leah.
In addition, Malachi might be saying that God blessed Jacob's nation, Israel, more than He blessed Esau's nation, Edom.

Answer: He is mean to animals.

"A [consistently] righteous man regards the life of his beast, but even the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel." (Proverbs 12:10, Amplified Bible (AMP) translation)

Another is the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB), which I think puts it nicely too:
"A righteous man cares about his animal's health,
but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel."

As an animal lover, I will admit that this is one of my favorite Bible verses. I think it serves as a reminder that God cares about His non-human creatures too and they are important to Him. I also believe that it implies if someone is mean enough to abuse an animal, there is no telling what he or she might do to another person.

Answer: Covering his garment with violence

"For the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I hate divorce and marital separation and him who covers his garment [his wife] with violence. Therefore keep a watch upon your spirit [that it may be controlled by My Spirit], that you deal not treacherously and faithlessly [with your marriage mate]." Malachi 2:16, Amplified Bible

I asked a question about this verse for two main reasons: it says that God hates divorce, yes. It also seems to suggest that getting a divorce and/or committing adultery is a hateful or violent act.

A couple of other verses about wives or marriage include:

Proverbs 18:22:, which says that if a man finds a (true or righteous) wife, then he finds a good thing and receives favor from God.

Ephesians 5:25, which tells husbands that they should love their wives like Christ loves His church.

Answer: False

This exact phrase doesn't appear anywhere in the Old or New Testaments, but John 15:13 gives pretty much the opposite message. "No one has greater love [no one has shown stronger affection] than to lay down (give up) his own life for his friends." (Amplified Bible translation)

Jesus said this to His disciples. Christians believe that He showed this ultimate love of which He spoke by giving up His life to save people from their sins.

Answer: Jesus Christ

Jesus originally proclaimed a similar statement when a group of Pharisees asked Him why His followers didn't wash their hands before they ate. (Matthew 15:10). He then said this to His disciples when they told Him that they didn't understand what He meant before.

I actually like the way the Easy-to-Read (ERV) version puts it:
"Do you still have trouble understanding? Surely you know that all the food that enters the mouth goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body. But the bad things people say with their mouth come from the way they think. And that's what can make people wrong. All these bad things begin in the mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and insulting people. These are the things that make people wrong. Eating without washing their hands will never make people unacceptable to God." (16-20).

Murder, theft, lies, and slander (the insulting people) can all be related to an evil form of hate. Even sexual immoralities may sometimes be related to hate, such as is often the case with rape.

Answer: False

The Apostle Paul didn't write the Gospel of Mark. Although the "writer" of this Gospel is Mark, the one who actually said this is Christ Himself. In other words, this is a "red letter" verse in the Bible. He told His followers and disciples that they would be hated by everybody for His name's sake.

Nonetheless, in Luke 6:27-36, Jesus preached that people ought to love their enemies and pray for the people who persecute them.
The Apostle Paul wrote other New Testament books, such as Romans, 1 Corinthians, and Ephesians.