God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 8:12
12You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.
Deuteronomy 8:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
- New International Version (NIV)Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,
- English Standard Version (ESV)lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them;
Context of Deuteronomy 8:12
10When you have eaten all you want, thank the Lord your God for the good land he has given you. 11Be careful that you don’t forget the Lord your God. Don’t fail to obey his commands, rules, and laws that I’m giving you today. You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them. 13Your herds and flocks, silver and gold, and everything else you have will increase. 14When this happens, be careful that you don’t become arrogant and forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:12 word by word
פֶּן־תֹּאכַ֖ל וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבָתִּ֥ים טוֹבִ֛ים תִּבְנֶ֖ה וְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:12
- Deuteronomy 28:47You didn’t serve the Lord your God with a joyful and happy heart when you had so much.
- Deuteronomy 31:20I will bring them into the land that I swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey. When they have eaten all they want and have become fat, they will turn to other gods and worship them. They will despise me and reject my promise.
- Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun got fat and disrespectful. (You got fat! You were stuffed! You were gorged!) They abandoned the God who made them and treated the rock of their salvation like a fool.
- Proverbs 30:9or I may feel satisfied and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or I may become poor and steal and give the name of my God a bad reputation.
- Hosea 13:5I took care of you in the desert, in a dry land.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4I accomplished some great things: I built houses for myself. I planted vineyards for myself.
- Jeremiah 22:14He says, ‘I will build a large house for myself with big upper rooms.’ He cuts out windows in it, panels the rooms with cedar, and paints them red.
- Ezekiel 11:3They say, ‘It’s almost time to rebuild homes. This city is a cooking pot, and we’re the meat.’
- Amos 5:11You trample on the poor and take their wheat from them for taxes. That is why you build houses from hand-cut stones, but you will not live in them. You plant beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine.
- Haggai 1:4“Is it time for you to live in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins?
- Luke 17:28“The situation will also be like the time of Lot. People were eating, drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8:12
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In this the believing poor have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20After Israel settled in the land, they might begin to think that their success came from their own strength and skill. This is a common human tendency. Moses warned them not to become proud or congratulate themselves. They must remember that God alone gives prosperity and success. All that they achieve comes from him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2011-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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