What does the Bible say?

Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.

Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.

And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.

How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah

But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.

The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.

He chooses our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom He loves. Selah

You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

Respond and save us with Your right hand, that Your beloved may be delivered.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”