Deuteronomy 8:12
Otherwise, after you have eaten and been satisfied, and have built beautiful houses and have lived in them,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the Lord your God, with gladness and a joyful heart, over the abundance of all things.
Deuteronomy 32:15The beloved grew fat, and he kicked. Having grown fat and thick and wide, he abandoned God, his Maker, and he withdrew from God, his Savior.
Ecclesiastes 2:4I magnified my works. I built houses for myself, and I planted vineyards.
Ezekiel 11:3saying: ‘Was it so long ago that houses were being built? This city is a cooking pot, and we are the meat.’
Amos 5:11Therefore, on his behalf, because you have torn apart the poor and stolen choice prey from him: you will build houses with square stones and you will not dwell in them; you will plant the most delightful vineyards, and you will not drink wine from them.
Luke 17:28It shall be similar to what happened in the days of Lot. They were eating and drinking; they were buying and selling; they were planting and building.
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 →