Deuteronomy 8:14

and your heart has been high, and you have forgotten your God YHWH who is bringing you out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

In Context

13and your herd and your flock are multiplied, and silver and gold are multiplied to you, and all that is yours is multiplied,

15who is causing you to go in the great and the terrible wilderness [with] burning serpent, and scorpion, and thirst—where there is no water; who is bringing out waters to you from the flinty rock;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 5:6I, YHWH, [am] your God who has brought you out from the land of Egypt, from a house of servants.

Deuteronomy 8:11Take heed to yourself lest you forget your God YHWH so as not to keep His commands, and His judgments, and His statutes which I am commanding you today;

Deuteronomy 17:20so that his heart is not high above his brothers, and so as not to turn aside from the command [to] the right or left, so that he prolongs days over his kingdom, he and his sons in the midst of Israel.”

2 Kings 14:10You have certainly struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up; be honored, and abide in your house; and why do you stir yourself up in evil, that you have fallen, you and Judah with you?”

2 Chronicles 26:16And at his being strong his heart has been high to destruction, and he trespasses against his God YHWH, and goes into the temple of YHWH to make incense on the altar of incense.

Psalms 106:21They have forgotten God their Savior, || The doer of great things in Egypt,

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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