1 Kings 22:8

⁶ So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

⁷ But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask 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.

⁹ So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”

¹⁰ Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask 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.
KJV: And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
WEB: The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”
ASV: And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
DARBY: And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah; but I hate him, for he prophesies no good concerning me, but evil: [it is] Micah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
BLB: And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “[There is] still one man to seek YHWH by him. I hate him, because he does not prophesy concerning me good, but rather evil: Micaiah son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things.”

ÅB: Israels konge svarte Josjafat: Der er enda en mann gjennom hvem vi kan spørre Herren til råds, men jeg hater ham fordi han ikke spår godt om meg, men bare ondt, det er Mika, Jimlas sønn. Josjafat sa: Kongen skulle ikke si så!
OTB: Kongen av Israel sa til Josjafat: "Det er ennå en mann gjennom hvem vi kan spørre Herren, men jeg hater ham fordi han aldri profeterer noe godt om meg—bare ulykke. Han er Mika, sønn av Jimla." Josjafat svarte: "Kongen bør ikke snakke slik."
B1930: Israels konge svarte Josafat: Der er ennu en mann gjennem hvem vi kan spørre Herren til råds, men jeg hater ham fordi han ikke spår godt om mig, men bare ondt, det er Mika, Jimlas sønn. Josafat sa: Kongen skulde ikke si så!

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John 3:19–21
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
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Amos 5:10
There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
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John 17:14
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.
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John 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify that its works are evil.
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John 15:18–19
If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first.
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Galatians 4:16
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Jeremiah 38:4
Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city, as well as all the people, by speaking such words to them; this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but their ruin.”
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Micah 2:7
Should it be said, O house of Jacob, “Is the Spirit of the LORD impatient? Are these the things He does?” Do not My words bring good to him who walks uprightly?
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