Deuteronomy 8:17

And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

And thou say {H559} in thine heart {H3824}, My power {H3581} and the might {H6108} of mine hand {H3027} hath gotten {H6213} me this wealth {H2428}.

you will think to yourself, 'My own power and the strength of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.'

You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Deuteronomy 9:4

    Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

  • 1 Corinthians 4:7

    ¶ For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive [it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?

  • Daniel 4:30

    The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

  • Isaiah 10:8

    For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings?

  • Isaiah 10:14

    And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

  • Hosea 12:8

    And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that [were] sin.

  • Deuteronomy 7:17

    If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations [are] more than I; how can I dispossess them?

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