Deuteronomy 8:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Instead, remember that the LORD your God gives you the strength to make a living. That's how he keeps the promise he made to your ancestors.

Cross References

Genesis 32:14

two hundred female goats and twenty males, two hundred female sheep and twenty males, thirty female camels with their young, forty cows and ten bulls, and twenty female donkeys and ten males.

1 Chronicles 29:12

and you rule with strength and power. You make people rich and powerful and famous.

2 Chronicles 25:9

Amaziah replied, “What am I supposed to do about all the silver I paid those troops?” “The LORD will give you back even more than you paid,” the prophet answered.

Psalm 144:1

I praise you, LORD! You are my mighty rock, and you teach me how to fight my battles.

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.

Proverbs 10:22

When the LORD blesses you with riches, you have nothing to regret.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Keep your Creator in mind while you are young! In years to come, you will be burdened down with troubles and say, “I don't enjoy life any more.”

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 23:27

They tell each other their dreams and try to get my people to reject me, just as their ancestors left me and worshipped Baal.

Hosea 2:8

She didn't know that her grain, wine, and olive oil were gifts from me, as were the gold and silver she used in worshipping Baal.

Deuteronomy 26:10

Now, LORD, I bring to you the best of the crops that you have given me. After you say these things, place the basket in front of the LORD's altar and bow down to worship him.

Deuteronomy 6:11

and houses full of good things that you didn't put there. The LORD will give you wells that you didn't have to dig, and vineyards and olive orchards that you didn't have to plant. But when you have eaten so much that you can't eat any more,

Deuteronomy 7:12

If you completely obey these laws, the LORD your God will be loyal and keep the agreement he made with you, just as he promised our ancestors.

Deuteronomy 7:8

but the LORD chose you because he loves you and because he had made a promise to your ancestors. Then with his mighty arm, he rescued you from the king of Egypt, who had made you his slaves.

Deuteronomy 8:1

Israel, do you want to go into the land the LORD promised your ancestors? Do you want to capture it, live there, and become a powerful nation? Then be sure to obey every command I am giving you.

Judges 3:7

The Israelites sinned against the LORD by forgetting him and worshipping idols of Baal and Astarte.

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.