New English Translation
Deuteronomy 8:12
12When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,
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
10You will eat your fill and then praise the Lord your God because of the good land he has given you. 11Be sure you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping his commandments, ordinances, and statutes that I am giving you today. When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses, 13when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything, 14be sure you do not feel self-important and forget the Lord your God who brought you from the land of Egypt, the place of slavery,
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פֶּן־תֹּאכַ֖ל וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבָתִּ֥ים טוֹבִ֛ים תִּבְנֶ֖ה וְיָשָֽׁבְתָּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 8:12
- Deuteronomy 28:47“Because you have not served the Lord your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,
- Deuteronomy 31:20For after I have brought them to the land I promised to their ancestors – one flowing with milk and honey – and they eat their fill and become fat, then they will turn to other gods and worship them; they will reject me and break my covenant.
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
- Proverbs 30:9lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
- Hosea 13:5I cared for you in the wilderness, in the dry desert where no water was.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4I increased my possessions: I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.
- Jeremiah 22:14He says, “I will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms.” He cuts windows in its walls, panels it with cedar, and paints its rooms red.
- Ezekiel 11:3They say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; the city is a cooking pot and we are the meat in it.’
- Amos 5:11Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.
- Haggai 1:4“Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins?
- Luke 17:28Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot, people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, 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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