Deuteronomy 6:12

12 Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

Deuteronomy 6:12 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 6:12

Then beware lest thou forget the Lord
To love, fear, and worship him, and keep his commands; creature enjoyments being apt to get possession of the heart, and the affections of it; ( Proverbs 30:9 )

which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
bondage;
into a land abounding with all the above good things, and therefore under the highest obligations to remember the Lord and his kindnesses, and to serve and glorify him: ( Exodus 20:2 ) .

Deuteronomy 6:12 In-Context

10 And when the Lord your God has taken you into the land which he gave his oath to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, that he would give you; with great and fair towns which were not of your building;

11 And houses full of good things not stored up by you, and places for storing water which you did not make, and vine-gardens and olive-trees not of your planting; and you have taken food and are full;

12 Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

13 Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.

14 Do not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples round about you;