From “Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible” by Chris Morehouse; forward by Therese Taylor-Stinson
What is bad for you is not good for your neighbor.
-Swahili (Kenya and Tanzania)
Treat your neighbor justly and honestly.
-Swahili (Kenya and Tanzania)
What you do not like, do not do unto your neighbor.
-Twi (Ghana)
If you know what hurts yourself, you know what hurts others.
-Malagasy (Madagascar)
O man, what you do not like, do not do to your fellows.
-Bakongo (Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo)
What you do not find acceptable if it were done to you by another, do not do to him or her.
-Akan (Ghana)
What you can’t take, do not do unto others.
-Yoruba (Nigeria)
Compare to the following:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
-Luke 6:31