Quotes by Matthew Henry

Extraordinary afflictions are not always the punishment of extraordinary sins, but sometimes the trial of extraordinary graces.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve the purity of it.

— Matthew Henry

Faith

An active faith can give thanks for a promise even though it be not yet performed, knowing that God's bonds are as good as ready money.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

The sentences in the book of providence are sometimes long, and you must read a great way before you understand their meaning.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

In all God's providences, it is good to compare His word and His works together; for we shall find a beautiful harmony between them, and that they mutually illustrate each other.

— Matthew Henry

Success

Hypocrites do the devil's drudgery in Christ's livery.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

When Christ was about to leave the world, He made His will. His soul He committed to His father; His body He bequeathed to Joseph to be decently interred; His clothes fell to the soldiers; His mother He left to the care of John; but what should He leave to His poor disciples that had left all for Him? Silver and gold He had none; but He left them that which was infinitely better, His peace.

— Matthew Henry

Life

Nothing exposes religion more to the reproach of its enemies than the worldliness and half-heartedness of the professors of it.

— Matthew Henry

Love

There is a burden of care in getting riches, fear in keeping them, temptation in using them, sorrow in losing them, and a burden of account at last to be given up concerning them.

— Matthew Henry

Courage

None shall be saved by Christ but those only who work out their own salvation while God is working in them by His truth and His Holy Spirit. We cannot do without God; and God will not do without us.

— Matthew Henry

Success

The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

After a storm comes a calm.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

Eve was not taken out of Adam's head to top him, neither out of his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him.

— Matthew Henry

Love

It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

No attribute of God is more dreadful to sinners than His holiness.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness make goodness much more serviceable.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

Whatever we have of this world in our hands, our care must be to keep it out of our hearts, lest it come between us and Christ.

— Matthew Henry

Love

It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

Saying and doing are two things.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom

The Scriptures were written, not to make us astronomers, but to make us saints.

— Matthew Henry

Wisdom