Deuteronomy 8:11

Then take care that you are not turned away from the Lord your God and from keeping his orders and decisions and laws which I give you this day:

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

In Context

10And you will have food enough and be full, praising the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

12And when you have taken food and are full, and have made fair houses for yourselves and are living in them;

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Cross References

Leviticus 13:48If it is in the threads of the linen or of the wool, or in leather, or in anything made of skin;

Deuteronomy 4:5I have been teaching you laws and decisions, as I was ordered to do by the Lord my God, so that you might keep them in the land to which you are going to take it for your heritage.

Deuteronomy 7:11So keep the orders and the laws and the decisions which I give you today and do them.

Judges 3:7And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and put out of their minds the Lord their God, and became servants to the Baals and the Astartes.

Proverbs 1:32For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.

Jeremiah 23:27Whose purpose is to take away the memory of my name from my people by their dreams, of which every man is talking to his neighbour, as their fathers gave up the memory of my name for the Baal.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 8:11-20

Cautions Relating to Worldly Prosperity. ( b. c. 1451.) 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all… Read the whole commentary →

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