Is Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner Biblical

There is a saying that some Christian circles will use to defend certain actions. It is "Hate the sin, love the sinner." I could not find those exact words in the Bible. I have mentioned the actual use of the term hate in Scripture before and we saw that it was not used as a despising word all the time but also as a level of love meaning for someone to “love less” not to be confused with being loveless of something.  So where does that saying come from if not directly from Scripture? Would you believe we can go back just a mere 87 years to Mahatma Gandhi? The saying is loosely taken from one of his writings in 1929.
Also, we can find this in the early church fathers? St. Augustine in AD 424 wrote, “With love for mankind and hatred of sins.” He based this off Jude 22-23. I have here three translations:
22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. (KJV)
22 Be merciful to those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.  (NIV)
 And have mercy on those who doubt; 23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment[a] stained by the flesh.  (ESV)
The author is translated from Greek saying right before in verses 20 and 21 that we are to keep ourselves in a state of consistent love for all creation reflecting God’s Love through the work of the Holy Spirit within us. We wait for His mercy through our love for Jesus and sharing His merciful love to gather those who continue in wickedness.  So in 22 and 23 we see that we should not be selective whom we show our love to but it mentions the level of love and where tough love is required.
Not that I think it is really necessary but a definition of tough love is probably helpful here. Tough Christian Love does not require a raising of fist or voice. It is not out of anger but understanding and the desire to bring that person to Christ through repenting of sins and sinning no more.  Why do we need to practice tough love today?? The answer is simple;   more and more people define themselves by their sin and resent the guidelines God has given us in His Word.
When Christians show tough love, even some who call themselves Christians see it as hate. Why is this? The answer is simple, they let boastful sinners continue to sin around them and applaud instead of admonish them. By proxy they are committing the same sin. If the sinner cannot defeat the sin then they must learn to keep the sin hidden from public view.  We can accept the person without accepting or overlooking the sin. Paul tells us to rid ourselves (disassociate) of those who live in their sin. That is a hard thing to do today considering our present world-state. We cannot go and become hermits or lock ourselves away; that would only make matters worse. We must live with the present situation keeping our faith in Christ at the forefront our lives.    
I want to return to Mahatma Gandhi for a minute because had much to say about love. In fact I just stumbled upon this other section from his works that details tough love and forgiving love:
I still believe that man not having been given the power of creation does not possess the right of destroying the meanest creature that lives. The prerogative of destruction belongs solely to the creator of all that lives. I accept the interpretation of ahimsa, namely, that it is not merely a negative state of harmlessness but it is a positive state of love, of doing good even to the evil-doer. But it does not mean helping the evil-doer to continue the wrong or tolerating it by passive acquiescence. On the contrary, love, the active state of ahimsa, requires you to resist the wrong-doer by dissociating yourself from him even though it may offend him or injure him physically. Thus if my son lives a life of shame, I may not help him to do so by continuing to support him; on the contrary, my love for him requires me to withdraw all support from him although it may mean even his death. And the same love imposes on me the obligation of welcoming him to my bosom when he repents. But I may not by physical force compel my son to become good. That, in my opinion, is the moral of the story of the Prodigal Son. 
Just so you know….. Ahimsa is a term meaning 'not to injure' and 'compassion'. The word is derived from the Sanskrit root hiṃs – to strike; hiṃsā is injury or harm, a-hiṃsā is the opposite of this, i.e. cause no injury, do no harm. Ahimsa is also referred to as nonviolence, and it applies to all living beings-including all animals-according to many Indian religions. 
Do you see the similarities there?? Love, here, is a state of having compassion without physical harm. We should see this in a similar way in our Christian walk. All this is in partial an apologist way of explaining what some see as hate, we see as loving one still but less than a non-sinner (of which there is none but Jesus). 
So how can we follow a saying that tells us to love someone even when they are boastful or known sinners? Well, Jesus tells us to “Love our neighbor as ourselves” and are we not also sinners.
Be aware of your word and your walk but keep God’s Word at the forefront of your heart and mind. When someone throws a curve, rely on the Holy Spirit and He will help you make it a straight return pass aimed at the heart.
Be vigilant Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Loves You.