Deuteronomy 8:11
Beware lest thou forget the LORD thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His ordinances, and His statutes, which I command thee this day;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
12lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Cross References
Leviticus 13:48or in the warp, or in the woof, whether they be of linen, or of wool; or in a skin, or in any thing made of skin.
Deuteronomy 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.
Deuteronomy 7:11Thou shalt therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command thee this day, to do them.
Judges 3:7And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.
Proverbs 1:32For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
Jeremiah 23:27That think to cause My people to forget My name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers forgot My name for 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 →