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Deuteronomy 8:13

Money and wealthPride

11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;

15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

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BSB
and when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase and all that you have is multiplied,
KJV
And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
WEB
and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;
ASV
and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
DARBY
and thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied,
BLB
and your herd and your flock multiply, and your silver and your gold multiply to you, and all that [is] to you is multiplied;
ÅB
og ditt storfe og ditt småfe økes, og ditt sølv og ditt gull økes, og all din eiendom økes,
OTB
og når dine hjorder og flokker blir store, og ditt sølv og gull øker, og alle dine eiendeler blir mange,
B1930
og ditt storfe og ditt småfe økes, og ditt sølv og ditt gull økes, og all din eiendom økes,

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Cross references

  • Job 1:3

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

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  • Genesis 13:1–5

    And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

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  • Luke 12:13–21

    And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

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  • Psalms 39:6

    Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

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