John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:14
Then thine heart be lifted up ,.... As the heart is apt to be when riches increase; hence the advice in 1 Timothy 6:17 . and thou forget the Lord thy God ; from whom all good things come, and who can take them away when he pleases, and therefore should be ever kept in mind, for ever looked to and trusted in for the continuance of them; yet such is the evil heart of man, and such the stupefying nature of riches, that they bring on forgetfulness of the author of them, lead off from... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10-20
Moses, having mentioned the great plenty they would find in the land of Canaan, finds it necessary to caution them against the abuse of that plenty, which was a sin they would be the more prone to new that they came into the vineyard of the Lord, immediately out of a barren desert. I. He directs them to the duty of a prosperous condition, Deut. 8:10. They are allowed to eat even to fulness, not to surfeiting no excess; but let them always remember their benefactor, the founder of their feast,... read more