Deuteronomy 8:12

New Living Translation

For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in,

Cross References

Proverbs 30:9

For if I grow rich, I may deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” And if I am too poor, I may steal and thus insult God’s holy name.

Ecclesiastes 2:4

I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.

Ezekiel 11:3

They say to the people, ‘Is it not a good time to build houses? This city is like an iron pot. We are safe inside it like meat in a pot.’

Amos 5:11

You trample the poor, stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent. Therefore, though you build beautiful stone houses, you will never live in them. Though you plant lush vineyards, you will never drink wine from them.

Haggai 1:4

“Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?

Luke 17:28

“And the world will be as it was in the days of Lot. People went about their daily business—eating and drinking, buying and selling, farming and building—

Deuteronomy 28:47

If you do not serve the Lord your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,

Deuteronomy 31:20

For I will bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey. There they will become prosperous, eat all the food they want, and become fat. But they will begin to worship other gods; they will despise me and break my covenant.

Deuteronomy 32:15

“But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

Deuteronomy 6:10

“The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build.

Deuteronomy 8:13

and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, be careful!