17And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.


In Context

14 Then thy heart shall be lifted up, and thou shalt forget the LORD thy God (who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;)

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

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.

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

18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swore to thy fathers, as it is this day.

19 And it shall be, if thou shalt at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Deuteronomy 8:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:17You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Lest thou shouldst say in thy heart: My own might, and the strength of my own hand have achieved all these things for me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17and lest thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17And thou say in thy heart, my power And the might of my hand has procured me This wealth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17and thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17and [lest] you say in your heart, |My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17and thou hast said in thy heart, My power, and the might of my hand, hath made for me this wealth:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.