Deuteronomy 6 · Verse 12

Deuteronomy 6:12

Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
Deuteronomy 6:12, King James Version

Deuteronomy 6:12 in other translations

BSBbe careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
WEBthen beware lest you forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
ASVthen beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
YLT‘Take heed to thyself lest thou forget Jehovah who hath brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
DARBYthen beware lest thou forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
BBEThen take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.
WebsterThen beware lest thou shouldst forget the LORD, who brought thee forth from the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

What does Deuteronomy 6:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Beware lest thou forget the Lord - In earthly prosperity men are apt to forget heavenly things. While the animal senses have every thing they can wish, it is difficult for the soul to urge its way to heaven; the animal man is happy, and the desires of the soul are absorbed in those of the flesh. God knows this well; and therefore, in his love to man, makes comparative poverty and frequent affliction his general lot. Should not every soul therefore magnify God for this lot in life? "Before I was afflicted," says David, "I went astray;" and had it not been for poverty and affliction, as instruments in the hands of God's grace, multitudes of souls now happy in heaven would have been wretched in hell. It is not too much to speak thus far; because we ever see that the rich and the affluent are generally negligent of God and the interests of their souls. It must however be granted that extreme poverty is as injurious to religion as excessive affluence. Hence the wisdom as well as piety of Agur's prayer, Pro 30:7-9 : "Give me neither poverty nor riches, lest I be full and deny thee, or lest I be poor and steal," etc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 6:6-16

Here are means for maintaining and keeping up religion in our hearts and houses. 1. Meditation. God's words must be laid up in our hearts, that our thoughts may be daily employed about them. 2. The religious education of children. Often repeat these things to them. Be careful and exact in teaching thy children. Teach these truths to all who are any way under thy care. 3. Pious discourse. Thou shalt talk of these…

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Deuteronomy 6:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הִשָּׁ֣מֶרhi.Sha.mertake heedH8104
לְךָ֔le.Khato yourself
פֶּן\־pen-lestH6435
תִּשְׁכַּ֖חtish.Kachyou should forgetH7911
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhoH834
הוֹצִֽיאֲךָ֛ho.tzi.'a.Khahe brought out youH3318
מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom a house ofH1004
עֲבָדִֽים\׃'a.va.DimslavesH5650

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bondage. Heb. bondmen, or servants.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 6:11

    And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

  • Deuteronomy 6:12

    Then beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

  • Deuteronomy 6:13

    Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Read all of Deuteronomy 6

Deuteronomy 6:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Guárdate que no te olvides de Jehová, que te sacó de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		alors prends garde à toi, de peur que tu n’oublies l’ Éternel qui t’a fait sortir du pays d’Égypte, de la maison de servitude.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so hüte dich, daß du Jehovas nicht vergessest, der dich herausgeführt hat aus dem Lande Ägypten, aus dem Hause der Knechtschaft.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et comederis, et saturatus fueris: