Shades of Hate

(Pro 10:12 KJV)  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

To be honest I don’t think I have a problem with “hatred” (8135).  It is interesting that the verb form is used slightly more times in Proverbs than the verb form of love.  The nouns are reversed.  They are close enough to be of equal emphasis.

I don’t think of myself as a hater but when I think about Jesus teaching in the Sermon on the mount and the way in which he takes what we consider minor and makes it major, it is something I need to consider more seriously.  When you realize that the NASB translated “hated” as “unloved” in regard to second wives and concubines you get some of the nuances that might be in the word.

So?  As always we need to examine our own minds and hearts.  We need to have charity and patience towards others and hold ourselves up to a strict standard.  Grow.