Deuteronomy 8 · Verse 14

Deuteronomy 8:14

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;
Deuteronomy 8:14, King James Version

Deuteronomy 8:14 in other translations

BSBthen your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
WEBthen your heart might be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
ASVthen thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
YLT‘And thy heart hath been high, and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy God (who is bringing thee out of the land of Egypt, out of a house of servants;
DARBYthen thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
BBETake care that your hearts are not lifted up in pride, giving no thought to the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house;
WebsterThen thy heart shall be lifted up, and thou shalt forget the LORD thy God (who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;)

What does Deuteronomy 8:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 8:11-20

11-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 8:10-20

Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In…

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Deuteronomy 8:14 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.

וְרָ֖םve.Ramand it will be lifted upH7311
לְבָבֶ֑ךָle.va.Ve.khaheart yourH3824
וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֙ve.sha.khach.Taand you will forgetH7911
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ha.mo.tzi.'a.Khawho brought out youH3318
מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom a house ofH1004
עֲבָדִֽים\׃'a.va.DimslavesH5650

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 8:14

  • Psalms 106:21

    They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;

  • 1 Corinthians 4:7-8

    For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:25

    But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 26:16

    But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

  • Deuteronomy 8:11

    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:

  • Deuteronomy 17:20

    That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  • Jeremiah 2:6

    Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?

  • Jeremiah 2:31

    O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?

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thine heart.
17:20; 2Ch 26:16; 32:25; Jer 2:31; 1Co 4:7,8
thou forget.
11; Ps 106:21; Jer 2:6

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 8:13

    And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

  • Deuteronomy 8:14

    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;

  • Deuteronomy 8:15

    Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

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Deuteronomy 8:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y se eleve luego tu corazón, y te olvides de Jehová tu Dios, que te sacó de tierra de Egipto, de casa de siervos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
alors ton cœur ne s’élève, et que tu n’oublies l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, qui t’a fait sortir du pays d’Égypte, de la maison de servitude;
German
Elberfelder 1871
dein Herz sich erhebe, und du Jehovas, deines Gottes, vergessest, der dich aus dem Lande Ägypten, aus dem Hause der Knechtschaft, herausführte;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
elevetur cor tuum, et non reminiscaris Domini Dei tui, qui eduxit te de terra Ægypti, de domo servitutis,