Deuteronomy 8:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Take care that your hearts are not lifted up in pride, giving no thought to the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house;

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  • Ps 106:21 : 21 They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
  • Deut 8:11 : 11 Then take care that you are not turned away from the Lord your God and from keeping his orders and decisions and laws which I give you this day:
  • Deut 17:20 : 20 So that his heart may not be lifted up over his countrymen, and he may not be turned away from the orders, to one side or the other: but that his life and the lives of his children may be long in his kingdom in Israel.
  • 2 Chr 26:16 : 16 But when he had become strong, his heart was lifted up in pride, causing his destruction; and he did evil against the Lord his God; for he went into the Temple of the Lord for the purpose of burning perfumes on the altar of perfumes.
  • 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah did not do as had been done to him; for his heart was lifted up in pride; and so wrath came on him and on Judah and Jerusalem.
  • Jer 2:6 : 6 And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?
  • Jer 2:31 : 31 O generation, see the word of the Lord. Have I been a waste land to Israel? or a land of dark night? why do my people say, We have got loose, we will not come to you again?
  • 1 Cor 4:7-8 : 7 For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you? 8 For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.

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  • 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.

  • Deut 8:10-13
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    10 And you will have food enough and be full, praising the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

    11 Then take care that you are not turned away from the Lord your God and from keeping his orders and decisions and laws which I give you this day:

    12 And when you have taken food and are full, and have made fair houses for yourselves and are living in them;

    13 And when your herds and your flocks are increased, and your stores of silver and gold, and you have wealth of every sort;

  • 7 Keep well in mind how you made the Lord your God angry in the waste land; from the day when you went out of Egypt till you came to this place, you have gone against the orders of the Lord.

  • 18 But keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

  • Deut 8:15-19
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    15 Who was your guide through that great and cruel waste, where there were poison-snakes and scorpions and a dry land without water; who made water come out of the hard rock for you;

    16 Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;

    17 Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth.

    18 But keep in mind the Lord your God: for it is he who gives you the power to get wealth, so that he may give effect to the agreement which he made by his oath with your fathers, as at this day.

    19 And it is certain that if at any time you are turned away from the Lord your God, and go after other gods, to be their servants and to give them worship, destruction will overtake you.

  • 15 And keep in mind that you yourself were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: so I give you this order today.

  • 6 I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

  • 2 And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.

  • 2 I am the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

  • 22 Keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

  • 15 And keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord your God took you out of that land by his strong hand and his stretched-out arm: for this reason the Lord has given you orders to keep the Sabbath day.

  • Deut 7:18-19
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    18 Have no fear of them, but keep well in mind what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt;

    19 The great punishments which your eyes saw, and the signs and the wonders and the strong hand and the stretched-out arm, by which the Lord your God took you out: so will the Lord your God do to all the peoples who are the cause of your fears.

  • 18 You have no thought for the Rock, your father, you have no memory of the God who gave you birth.

  • 17 Has not this come on you because you have given up the Lord your God, who was your guide by the way?

  • 12 And you will keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: and you will take care to keep all these laws.

  • 14 And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for this? say to him, By the strength of his hand the Lord took us out of Egypt, out of the prison-house:

  • 17 For it is the Lord our God who has taken us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house, and who did all those great signs before our eyes, and kept us safe on all our journeys, and among all the peoples through whom we went:

  • 8 But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

  • 6 When I gave them food they were full, and their hearts were full of pride, and they did not keep me in mind.

  • 20 But the Lord has taken you out of the flaming fire, out of Egypt, to be to him the people of his heritage, as you are today.

  • 38 I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, that I might be your God.

  • 23 Take care that you do not let the agreement of the Lord your God, which he has made with you, go out of your mind, or make for yourselves images of any sort, against the orders which the Lord your God has given you.

  • 10 I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.

  • 28 Or it may be said in the land from which you have taken them, Because the Lord was not able to take them into the land which he said he would give them, and because of his hate for them, he has taken them out to put them to death in the waste land.

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    16 But take care that your hearts are not turned to false ways so that you become servants and worshippers of other gods;

    17 For if you do so, the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and the heaven will be shut up so that there is no rain and the land will give no fruit; and in a very little time you will be cut off from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

  • 13 I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt so that you might not be servants to them; by me the cords of your yoke were broken and I made you go upright.

  • 8 And the Lord took us out of Egypt with a strong hand and a stretched-out arm, with works of power and signs and wonders:

  • 13 And Moses said to the Lord, Then it will come to the ears of the Egyptians; for by your power you took this people out from among them;

  • 33 Who took you out of the land of Egypt that I might be your God: I am the Lord.

  • 6 And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?

  • 36 But the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt with his great power and his outstretched arm, he is your God, to whom you are to give worship and make offerings:

  • 3 And Moses said to the people, Let this day, on which you came out of Egypt, out of your prison-house, be kept for ever in memory; for by the strength of his hand the Lord has taken you out from this place; let no leavened bread be used.

  • 21 Then you will say to your son, We were servants under Pharaoh's yoke in Egypt; and the Lord took us out of Egypt with a strong hand:

  • 8 The Lord sent a prophet to the children of Israel, who said to them, The Lord the God of Israel, has said, I took you up from Egypt, out of the prison-house;

  • 17 But if your heart is turned away and your ear is shut, and you go after those who would make you servants and worshippers of other gods:

  • 11 They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.

  • 21 They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;

  • 17 Keep in mind what Amalek did to you on your way from Egypt;

  • 9 Keep in mind what the Lord your God did to Miriam on the way, when you came out of Egypt.

  • 27 So I will put an end to your evil ways and your loose behaviour which came from the land of Egypt: and your eyes will never be lifted up to them again, and you will have no more memory of Egypt.