Deuteronomy 8:14

14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

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Deuteronomy 8:14 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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;

English Standard Version (ESV)

14 then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery,

New Living Translation (NLT)

14 Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

The Message Bible (MSG)

14 make sure you don't become so full of yourself and your things that you forget God, your God, the God who delivered you from Egyptian slavery;

American Standard Version (ASV)

14 then 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;

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

14 When this happens, be careful that you don't become arrogant and forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

14 [be careful] that your heart doesn't become proud and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

14 Then your hearts will become proud. And you will forget the LORD your God. The LORD brought you out of Egypt. That's the land where you were slaves.

Deuteronomy 8:14 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 8:14

Then thine heart be lifted up
As the heart is apt to be when riches increase; hence the advice in ( 1 Timothy 6:17 )

and thou forget the Lord thy God;
from whom all good things come, and who can take them away when he pleases, and therefore should be ever kept in mind, for ever looked to and trusted in for the continuance of them; yet such is the evil heart of man, and such the stupefying nature of riches, that they bring on forgetfulness of the author of them, lead off from dependence on him and obedience to him; in order to prevent which, an enumeration is given of wonderful instances of divine goodness to Israel, as follows:

which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of
bondage;
into a land abounding with all the above good things, and therefore it must be the highest ingratitude to forget such a God, and disobey his commands.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 8:14 In-Context

12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses and settle down,

13 and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all you have is multiplied,

14 then your heart will become proud and you will forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

15 He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of hard rock.

16 He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you.

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1. ver 11; Psalms 78:7; Psalms 106:21

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