LEV551 Biblical ethics reach their highest level with the commandment "You shall not hate your fellow person in your heart," which concludes with "love your neighbor as yourself" (this and next verse). The general trend of social ethics was summed up by the Jewish prophets who said, "Hate evil and love goodness" and "God has told you what is good, and what is required of you: do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8). An excellent summation of biblical ethical teachings is contained in the well-known saying of Hillel: "What is hateful to you, do not do to another" (Talmud Shabbat 31a).