申命记 8:18

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

你要記念耶和華你的　神，因為得財富的能力是他賜給你的，為要堅定他向你的列祖起誓所立的約，像今天一樣。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
你 要 记 念 耶 和 华 ─ 你 的 　 神 ， 因 为 得 货 财 的 力 量 是 他 给 你 的 ， 为 要 坚 定 他 向 你 列 祖 起 誓 所 立 的 约 ， 像 今 日 一 样 。

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ When you have all you want to eat, then praise the Lord your God for giving you a good land. ¹¹ Be careful not to forget the Lord your God so that you fail to obey his commands, laws, and rules that I am giving to you today. ¹² When you eat all you want and build nice houses and live in them, ¹³ when your herds and flocks grow large and your silver and gold increase, when you have more of everything, ¹⁴ then your heart will become proud. You will forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. ¹⁵ He led you through the large and terrible desert that was dry and had no water, and that had poisonous snakes and stinging insects. He gave you water from a solid rock ¹⁶ and manna to eat in the desert. Manna was something your ancestors had never seen. He did this to take away your pride and to test you, so things would go well for you in the end. ¹⁷ You might say to yourself, "I am rich because of my own power and strength," ¹⁸ but remember the Lord your God! It is he who gives you the power to become rich, keeping the agreement he promised to your ancestors, as it is today. ¹⁹ If you ever forget the Lord your God and follow other gods and worship them and bow down to them, I warn you today that you will be destroyed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he that: Psalms 127:1, Psalms 127:2, Psalms 144:1, Proverbs 10:22, Hosea 2:8

that he may: Deuteronomy 7:8, Deuteronomy 7:12

Reciprocal: Genesis 13:2 - General Genesis 32:10 - two bands Genesis 32:14 - General Genesis 34:28 - General Deuteronomy 4:38 - as Deuteronomy 29:28 - as it is this day Joshua 22:8 - Return Ruth 2:1 - a mighty 1 Samuel 2:7 - maketh 1 Samuel 30:23 - which the Lord 1 Chronicles 29:12 - riches 2 Chronicles 25:8 - The Lord 2 Chronicles 32:29 - God Job 12:9 - the hand Job 31:25 - because Job 42:10 - the Lord Psalms 44:3 - For Ecclesiastes 3:6 - time to get Ecclesiastes 5:19 - to whom Isaiah 48:17 - which teacheth Ezekiel 28:4 - General Hosea 2:7 - for Micah 6:5 - remember Romans 11:28 - are beloved 1 Corinthians 16:2 - as God

Cross-References

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will guard you as you come and go, both now and forever.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 wilderness; and particularly in putting them into the possession of such a fruitful country, abounding with all that heart could wish for:

for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; for though men may have seeming opportunities for getting wealth, may have capacities for the management of business for the acquisition of it, and may not be wanting in diligence and industry, yet may not attain it; it is the blessing of God that makes rich, and to that it should be imputed whenever it is enjoyed; see Psalms 127:2

that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers,

as [it is] this day; that he would give the land of Canaan to their seed, and make them a rich and flourishing people, as they would be and were when possessed of the land, which is supposed throughout this discourse.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Deuteronomy 8:18. God - giveth thee power to get wealth — Who among the rich and wealthy believes this saying? Who gives wisdom, understanding, skill, bodily strength, and health? Is it not God? And without these, how can wealth be acquired? Whose is providence? Who gives fertility to the earth? And who brings every proper purpose to a right issue? Is it not God? And without these also can wealth be acquired? No. Then the proposition in the text is self-evident: it is God that giveth power to get wealth, and to God the wealthy man must account for the manner in which he has expended the riches which God hath given him.