Deuteronomy 8:11–18

Warnings against Forgetting the Lord

^11*“Make certain that you do not forget the Lord your God; do not fail to obey any of his laws that I am giving you today. ^12*When you have all you want to eat and have built good houses to live in ^13*and when your cattle and sheep, your silver and gold, and all your other possessions have increased, ^14*make sure that you do not become proud and forget the Lord your God who rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves. ^15*He led you through that vast and terrifying desert where there were poisonous snakes and scorpions. In that dry and waterless land he made water flow out of solid rock for you. ^16*In the desert he gave you manna to eat, food that your ancestors had never eaten. He sent hardships on you to test you, so that in the end he could bless you with good things. ¹⁷So then, you must never think that you have made yourselves wealthy by your own power and strength. ¹⁸Remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the power to become rich. He does this because he is still faithful today to the covenant that he made with your ancestors.