Deuteronomy 6:11

And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 8:10-20 directly repeats the warning: when you are satisfied, do not forget the Lord — reinforcing the point of this passage.

Deuteronomy 32:15 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 32:15 shows Israel later 'grew fat and kicked' — the exact apostasy warned against here when prosperity leads to forgetting God.

Deuteronomy 7:12-18 expands on the blessings for obedience — the same land and prosperity promised here, tying obedience to continued enjoyment.

In Deuteronomy 8:7, the good land is described again, reinforcing the very abundance that Deuteronomy 6:11 warns could lead to forgetting the LORD.

In Deuteronomy 11:15, the promise of eating and being full directly echoes the abundance in Deuteronomy 6:11 that risks causing forgetfulness of God.

In Proverbs 30:9, the same warning appears: being full leads to denying God, directly echoing Deuteronomy 6:11's caution against forgetting the LORD after abundance.

In Matthew 19:24, the camel and needle image intensifies the warning about wealth's peril, echoing Deuteronomy 6:11's caution against forgetting God when full.

In Matthew 19:23, Jesus warns that riches hinder entering the kingdom—paralleling the spiritual danger of abundance that leads to forgetting God in Deuteronomy 6:11.

In Ezekiel 16:10-20, God's lavish gifts are used for idolatry, illustrating the very forgetfulness and misuse of abundance warned against in Deuteronomy 6:11.

In Jeremiah 2:32, Israel's forgetfulness of God is likened to a bride forgetting her attire—a vivid parallel to the danger in Deuteronomy 6:11 of forgetting God's gifts.

Judges 3:7 Prophetic fulfillment

Judges 3:7 records Israel forgetting the Lord and serving Baals — a direct historical fulfillment of the warning here.

Jeremiah 2:7 contrasts Israel's ingratitude: God brought them into a fruitful land, but they defiled it.

Psalm 105:44 directly restates this: God gave Israel the labor of the peoples — they inherited what they did not build.

Joshua 5:12 Historical context

Joshua 5:12 shows the manna ceasing when Israel ate the land's produce — God's provision shifts to the promised bounty they didn't work for.

Luke 12:19 Contrast

Luke 12:19 contrasts the rich fool who trusts in his stored goods, unlike Israel who received all as a gift from God.

Ezekiel 28:5 contrasts Tyre's wealth gained by trade with Israel's wealth received as a gift from God.

Joel 2:26 Parallel

Joel 2:26 parallels the blessing: you shall eat in plenty and praise God for dealing wondrously with you.

Joshua 11:14 Historical context

Joshua 11:14 describes Israel taking the spoil of conquered cities, echoing the houses filled with goods they did not build.