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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You may say to yourself, &#8220My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of <i>mine</i> hand hath gotten me this wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Otherwise, you may say in your heart, &#8216My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand made me this wealth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may say to yourself, &#8216My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you become successful, don't say, "I'm rich, and I've earned it all myself." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You may say to yourselves, "I became wealthy because of my own ability and strength."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So then, you must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You may say to yourselves, 'I have become wealthy by my own strength and by my own ability.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You might say in your heart, ?The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Be careful not to say, "My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and lest you say in your heart, "My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have said in your heart, My power and the might of my hand have made this wealth for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou saidst in thy heart, My strength and the bone of my handmade for me this wealth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Lest thou shouldst say in thy heart: My own might, and the strength of my own hand have achieved all these things for me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Otherwise, you might say in your heart: ‘My own strength, and the power of my own hand, have brought forth all these things for me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Otherwise, you might say in your heart, “It is my own power and the strength of my own hand that has got me this wealth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not say to yourself, “My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you will say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have possessed for me these riches.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and thou say in thy heart: 'My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Lest thou shouldest say in thine heart, My strength, and the power of mine hand have wrought for me this great wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2625" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/8.htm">Remember the LORD Your God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You might say</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">in your heart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: kō·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">“The power</a> <a href="/hebrew/6108.htm" title="6108: wə·‘ō·ṣem (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Might, bones. From atsam; power; hence, body.">and strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of my hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have made</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ha·ḥa·yil (Art:: N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Proverbs 30:8-9</a></span><br />Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. / Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-6.htm">Hosea 13:6</a></span><br />When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">1 Corinthians 4:7</a></span><br />For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-3.htm">Psalm 44:3</a></span><br />For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13-14</a></span><br />For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30</a></span><br />the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Ezekiel 28:4-5</a></span><br />By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. / By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Luke 12:19-20</a></span><br />Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’ / But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5</a></span><br />Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-18.htm">Romans 11:18</a></span><br />do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Psalm 49:6</a></span><br />They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.</p><p class="hdg">thou say</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-17.htm">Deuteronomy 7:17</a></b></br> If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations <i>are</i> more than I; how can I dispossess them?</p><p class="hdg">My power</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Isaiah 10:8-14</a></b></br> For he saith, <i>Are</i> not my princes altogether kings? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30</a></b></br> 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?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/8-11.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-24.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/numbers/28-2.htm">My</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-12.htm">Otherwise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Power</a> <a href="/john/12-14.htm">Procured</a> <a href="/numbers/17-8.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-13.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/11-16.htm">Beware</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-15.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/judges/7-2.htm">My</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-28.htm">Otherwise</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-28.htm">Procured</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-22.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-26.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-1.htm">An exhortation to obedience in regard to God's mercy and goodness to Israel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You might say in your heart</b><br>This phrase addresses the internal thoughts and attitudes of the Israelites. It highlights the human tendency towards pride and self-reliance. In biblical context, the heart is often seen as the center of one's will and emotions (<a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>). The warning here is against the silent, internal pride that can lead to forgetting God’s role in their success. This introspective examination is crucial, as it aligns with the broader biblical theme of God knowing the thoughts and intents of the heart (<a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>).<p><b>“The power and strength of my hands</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes human effort and ability. In the ancient Near Eastern context, physical strength and skill were highly valued, especially in an agrarian society where manual labor was essential for survival. The Israelites were being cautioned against attributing their success solely to their own efforts. This reflects a broader biblical principle found in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which encourages trust in the Lord rather than one's own understanding or abilities.<p><b>have made this wealth for me.”</b><br>The wealth mentioned here refers to the prosperity and abundance the Israelites would experience in the Promised Land. Historically, this wealth included fertile land, livestock, and resources that were a significant contrast to their previous life in Egypt and the wilderness. The warning is against the spiritual danger of material prosperity leading to self-sufficiency and forgetting God, a theme echoed in the New Testament in <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a>. This also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God as the ultimate provider, as seen in <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>, where every good and perfect gift is from above.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's message to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being prepared to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years, learning dependence on God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_covenant.htm">God's Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, emphasizing obedience and reliance on Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognize_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognize God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledge that all success and wealth come from God, not from our own efforts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_against_pride.htm">Guard Against Pride</a></b><br>Be vigilant against the temptation to attribute success to personal strength or abilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivate_gratitude.htm">Cultivate Gratitude</a></b><br>Regularly thank God for His provision and blessings, recognizing His hand in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/depend_on_god.htm">Depend on God</a></b><br>Develop a lifestyle of reliance on God for guidance, strength, and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflect_on_god's_faithfulness.htm">Reflect on God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Remember past instances of God's provision and faithfulness to strengthen trust in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_communism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on communism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/play_drum_for_newborn_king.htm">Is being wealthy considered sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_wealth_and_fame_suitable_for_christians.htm">Is wealth and fame appropriate for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_deut._17_14-20_and_1_sam._8_conflict.htm">How does Deuteronomy 17:14-20's endorsement of a human king align with 1 Samuel 8's warning against monarchy, and are these texts contradictory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 17, 18.</span> - The blessing in store for them was God's free gift to them; and when they came to enjoy it they were not to allow themselves to <span class="cmt_word">say in their heart</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. to think or imagine, that the prosperous condition in which they were placed was the result of their own exertions; they were to ascribe all to God's gracious bounty, for from him had come the power by which prosperity had been gained, and this he had given, not on account of any merit in them, but that he might fulfill his covenant engagements to their fathers. <span class="cmt_word">Get wealth</span> <span class="hebrew">עָשָׂה חַיִל</span>, to make strength, to gather substance (<a href="/genesis/12-5.htm">Genesis 12:5</a>), to procure wealth (<a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">Ruth 4:11</a>, margin; <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Ezekiel 28:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As it is this day.</span> "As was quite evident then, when the establishment of the covenant had already commenced, and Israel had come through the desert to the border of Canaan (see <a href="/deuteronomy/4-20.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20</a>)" (Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You may say</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your heart,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The power</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּחִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(kō·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the strength</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹ֣צֶם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·ṣem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6108.htm">Strong's 6108: </a> </span><span class="str2">Might, bones</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֥שָׂה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wealth for me.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחַ֥יִל</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥa·yil)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">Deuteronomy 8:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/8-17.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 8:17 And lest you say in your heart (Deut. 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