Deuteronomy 8:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;”

Deuteronomy 8:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 8:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 8:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses and lived in them;”

Deuteronomy 8:12 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 8:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; ”

Deuteronomy 8:12 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 8:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“lest thou eat, and hast been satisfied, and good houses dost build, and hast inhabited;”

Deuteronomy 8:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 8:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built and inhabited fine houses, ”

Deuteronomy 8:12 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 8:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Lest when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast built goodly houses and dwelt therein,”

Deuteronomy 8:12 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 8:12 in Context — Deuteronomy 8

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 that thou hast is multiplied;

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;

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What Does Deuteronomy 8:12 Mean?

Deuteronomy 8:12 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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