Deuteronomy 8:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When you become successful, don't say, “I'm rich, and I've earned it all myself.”

Cross References

Job 31:25

or taken pride in owning many possessions.

Psalm 44:3

Their strength and weapons were not what won the land and gave them victory! You loved them and fought with your powerful arm and your shining glory.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

There is a time for finding and losing, keeping and giving,

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here is something else I have learnt: The fastest runners and the greatest heroes don't always win races and battles. Wisdom, intelligence, and skill don't always make you healthy, rich, or popular. We each have our share of bad luck.

Jeremiah 9:22

“The LORD has told us the ground will be covered with dead bodies, like stalks of ungathered grain or like manure.”

Ezekiel 28:5

You're a clever businessman and are extremely wealthy, but your wealth has led to arrogance!

Daniel 4:27

Your Majesty, please be willing to do what I say. Turn from your sins and start living right; have mercy on those who are ill-treated. Then all will go well with you for a long time.

Hosea 12:8

You say to yourself, “I'm rich! I earned it all on my own, without committing a sin.”

Habakkuk 1:16

that he offers sacrifices to his fishing nets, because they make him rich and provide choice foods.

1 Corinthians 4:7

What is so special about you? What do you have that you were not given? And if it was given to you, how can you boast?

Deuteronomy 7:17

You may be thinking, “How can we destroy these nations? They are more powerful than we are.”

Deuteronomy 9:4

After the LORD helps you wipe out these nations and conquer their land, don't think he did it because you are such good people. You aren't good—you are stubborn! No, the LORD is going to help you, because the nations that live there are evil, and because he wants to keep the promise he made to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Judges 7:2

The LORD said, “Gideon, your army is too big. I can't let you win with this many soldiers. The Israelites would think that they had won the battle all by themselves and that I didn't have anything to do with it.

1 Samuel 2:7

Our LORD, you are the one who makes us rich or poor. You put some in high positions and bring disgrace on others.

1 Samuel 30:23

But David said: My friends, don't be so greedy with what the LORD has given us! The LORD protected us and gave us victory over the people who attacked.