Deuteronomy 8:11
Take heed unto thyself that thou forget not the Lord thy God, so as not to keep his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
12That when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Cross References
Leviticus 13:48Whether it be on the warp, or on the woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether on a skin, or on any thing made of skin;
Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, just as the Lord my God commanded me; that ye may do so in the midst of the land whither ye go to take possession of it.
Deuteronomy 7:11Therefore shalt thou 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 [thus] the evil in the eyes of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served the Be'alim and the groves.
Proverbs 1:32For the defection of the simple will slay them, and the prosperity of fools will cause them to be lost.
Jeremiah 23:27[How long] do they think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they relate every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for the sake of Ba'al?
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 →