Deuteronomy 8:17
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:17 in other translations
| BSB | You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.” |
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| WEB | and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.” |
| ASV | and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. |
| YLT | and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth: |
| DARBY | — and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has procured me this wealth. |
| BBE | Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth. |
| Webster | And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. |
What does Deuteronomy 8:17 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.
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…
Deuteronomy 8:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 8:17
- Deuteronomy 9:4
Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the Lord doth drive them out from before thee.
- 1 Corinthians 4:7
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?
- Daniel 4:30
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
- Isaiah 10:8-14
For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? …
- Hosea 12:8
And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
- Deuteronomy 7:17
If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them?
- Habakkuk 1:16
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 8:16
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
- Deuteronomy 8:17
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
- Deuteronomy 8:18
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 8:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y digas en tu corazón: Mi poder y la fortaleza de mi mano me han traído esta riqueza. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | – et que tu ne dises dans ton cœur: Ma puissance et la force de ma main m’ont acquis ces richesses. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und du in deinem Herzen sprechest: Meine Kraft und die Stärke meiner Hand hat mir dieses Vermögen geschafft! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ne diceres in corde tuo: Fortitudo mea, et robur manus meæ, hæc mihi omnia præstiterunt: |