Deuteronomy 8:17

and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

In Context

16who is causing thee to eat manna in the wilderness, which thy fathers have not known, in order to humble thee, and in order to try thee, to do thee good in thy latter end),

18'And thou hast remembered Jehovah thy God, for He it [is] who is giving to thee power to make wealth, in order to establish His covenant which He hath sworn to thy fathers as [at] this day.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 7:17'When thou sayest in thine heart, These nations [are] more numerous than I, how am I able to dispossess them? —

Judges 7:2And Jehovah saith unto Gideon, 'Too many [are] the people who [are] with thee for My giving Midian into their hand, lest Israel beautify itself against Me, saying, My hand hath given salvation to me;

Job 31:25If I rejoice because great [is] my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,

Isaiah 10:8For he saith, 'Are not my princes altogether kings?

Ezekiel 28:5By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.

Daniel 4:30the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

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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