New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 8:12
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 and are satisfied, you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which He has given you. 11“Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments and His ordinances and His statutes which I am commanding you today; otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them, 13and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and gold multiply, and all that you have multiplies, 14then your heart will become proud and you will forget the Lord your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
Read all of Deuteronomy 8Deuteronomy 8:12 word by word
פֶּן־תֹּאכַ֖ל וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבָתִּ֥ים טוֹבִ֛ים תִּבְנֶ֖ה וְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:12
- Deuteronomy 28:47“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things;
- Deuteronomy 31:20For when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and are satisfied and become prosperous, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and spurn Me and break My covenant.
- Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked-- You are grown fat, thick, and sleek-- Then he forsook God who made him, And scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- Proverbs 30:9That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I not be in want and steal, And profane the name of my God.
- Hosea 13:5I cared for you in the wilderness, In the land of drought.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;
- Jeremiah 22:14Who says, ‘I will build myself a roomy house With spacious upper rooms, And cut out its windows, Paneling it with cedar and painting it bright red.’
- Ezekiel 11:3who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses. This city is the pot and we are the flesh.’
- Amos 5:11Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor And exact a tribute of grain from them, Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone, Yet you will not live in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.
- Haggai 1:4“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?”
- Luke 17:28It was the same as happened in the days of Lot: they were eating, they were drinking, they were buying, they were selling, they were planting, they were 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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