Love thy neighbor as thyself

Cultural  

1. A version of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. First found in the Old Testament. Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate this commandment.

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Example Sentences

Remember what the Bible teaches us, ‘Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.’

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

Thou shalt not bear a grudge against any, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix

Thus, in the nineteenth chapter of Leviticus, it is said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;" and no greater love than this is any where inculcated in the New Testament.

From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.

It read, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."

From Personal Friendships of Jesus by Miller, J. R. (James Russell)

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

From The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)