World English Bible

Deuteronomy 8:12

“lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived therein;”

Verse in context — Deuteronomy 8

You shall eat and be full, and you shall bless Yahweh your God for the good land which he has given you.

Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you this day:

lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and lived therein;

and when your herds and your flocks multiply, and your silver and your gold is multiplied, and all that you have is multiplied;

then your heart be lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.