16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
16 Be careful, or you will be enticed to turn away and worship other gods and bow down to them.
16 Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;
16 But be vigilant, lest you be seduced away and end up serving and worshiping other gods
16 Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them,
16 "But be careful. Don't let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:16
Commentary on Deuteronomy 11:8-17
(Read Deuteronomy 11:8-17)
Moses sets before them, for the future, life and death, the blessing and the curse, according as they did or did not keep God's commandment. Sin tends to shorten the days of all men, and to shorten the days of a people's prosperity. God will bless them with an abundance of all good things, if they would love him and serve him. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is; but the favour of God shall put gladness into the heart, more than the increase of corn, and wine, and oil. Revolt from God to idols would certainly be their ruin. Take heed that your hearts be not deceived. All who forsake God to set their affection upon any creature, will find themselves wretchedly deceived, to their own destruction; and this will make it worse, that it was for want of taking heed.