Deuteronomy 8:17
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God,.... That he was the author of their beings, the God of their lives and mercies; what great and good things he had done for them in Egypt, and in the…
Moses, having mentioned the great plenty they would find in the land of Canaan, finds it necessary to caution them against the abuse of that plenty, which was a sin they would be the more prone to new…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
thou say in thine heart That is not only as if convinced; but, whether or not thou sayest this expressly with thy lips, thou feelest and practically behavest as if thine own power and might had gotten…
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