Deuteronomy 8:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];

Ver. 12. And hast built goodly houses.] Haec sunt quae nos invitos faciunt mori. These are the things that make us loath to die, said the Emperor Charles V, to the Duke of Venice, who had showed him the stateliness of his palace and princely furniture.

Deuteronomy 8:12

12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;