Deuteronomy 6:11 (KJV)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 6:9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Deuteronomy 6:10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

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;

Deuteronomy 6:12 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

Deuteronomy 6:13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "houses", "full", "good", "things", "thou", "filledst", "wells", and "digged". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "houses" and "full", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And it shall be when the LORD..." into verse 12's "Then beware lest thou forget the LORD...", so "houses" and "full" belong inside that flow. In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "houses" and "full" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.