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The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 8, Verse 5

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Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
King James Version
Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.
New English Translation
Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the LORD your God disciplines you.
World English Bible
You shall consider in your heart that as a man chastens his son, so Yahweh your God chastens you.
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Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
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For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
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A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;
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A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
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When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
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Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
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Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];
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And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
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Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
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Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, [wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;