Deuteronomy 8:12

12 You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.

Deuteronomy 8:12 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 8:12

Lest when thou hast eaten and art full
Not only once and again, but continually, day after day, being indulged with great plenty:

and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];
who for forty years had only dwelt in tents, moving from place to place in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 8:12 In-Context

10 When you have eaten all you want, thank the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

11 Be careful that you don't forget the LORD your God. Don't fail to obey his commands, rules, and laws that I'm giving you today.

12 You will eat all you want. You will build nice houses and live in them.

13 Your herds and flocks, silver and gold, and everything else you have will increase.

14 When this happens, be careful that you don't become arrogant and forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.