New King James Version
Deuteronomy 8:12
12lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell 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 Living Translation (NLT)For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,
Context of Deuteronomy 8:12
10When you have eaten and are full, then 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, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today, lest—when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses and dwell in them; 13and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold are multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied; 14when your heart is lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
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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 did not serve the Lord your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,
- Deuteronomy 31:20When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant.
- Deuteronomy 32:15“But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; You grew fat, you grew thick, You are obese! Then he forsook God who made him, And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full and deny You, And say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I be poor and steal, And profane the name of my God.
- Hosea 13:5I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought.
- Ecclesiastes 2:4I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards.
- Jeremiah 22:14Who says, ‘I will build myself a wide house with spacious chambers, And cut out windows for it, Paneling it with cedar And painting it with vermilion.’
- Ezekiel 11:3who say, ‘The time is not near to build houses; this city is the caldron, and we are the meat.’
- Amos 5:11Therefore, because you tread down the poor And take grain taxes from him, Though you have built houses of hewn stone, Yet you shall not dwell in them; You have planted pleasant vineyards, But you shall not drink wine from them.
- Haggai 1:4“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?”
- Luke 17:28Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
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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