Deuteronomy 8:11
Beware lest you forget the Lord your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you this day:
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In Context
12lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived therein;
Cross References
Leviticus 13:48whether it is in warp, or woof; of linen, or of wool; whether in a skin, or in anything made of skin;
Deuteronomy 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should do so in the midst of the land where you go in to possess it.
Deuteronomy 7:11You shall therefore keep the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which I command you this day, to do them.
Judges 3:7The children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and the Asheroth.
Proverbs 1:32For the backsliding of the simple will kill them.The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
Jeremiah 23:27who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, 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 →