Matthew Henry Quotes

The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.

~ Matthew Henry

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

~ Matthew Henry

Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but to find that done to them which they did to others.

~ Matthew Henry

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

~ Matthew Henry

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

Events are not determined by the wheel of fortune, which is blind, but by the wheels of Providence, which are full of eyes

~ Matthew Henry

Prayer is a salve for every sore, even the sorest, a remedy for every malady, even the most grievous.

~ Matthew Henry

Wherever there is true grace, there is a desire for more grace.

~ Matthew Henry

Prophets often foretold destruction and sometimes the destruction did not come, yet this did not disprove their divine mission, as in the case of Jonah. For God is gracious, and ready to turn away his wrath from those who turn away from their sins. But the prophet who prophesied peace and prosperity absolutely and unconditionally without adding the necessary proviso, that they do not by willful sin put a bar in their own door and stop the coming of God's favors, will be proved a true prophet only by the accomplishment of his prediction.

~ Matthew Henry

As if men did not die fast enough, they are ingenious at finding out ways to destroy one another.

~ Matthew Henry

No man will say, There is no God 'till he is so hardened in sin that it hasbecome his interest that there should be none to call him to account.

~ Matthew Henry

The justice and truth of God are here written in bloody characters, for the conviction or the confusion of all those that make a jest of his threatenings. Let them not be deceived, God is not mocked.

~ Matthew Henry

No sooner was the wound given than the remedy was provided and revealed.

~ Matthew Henry

The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies.

~ Matthew Henry

If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up.

~ Matthew Henry

If you take a book into your hands, be it 'God's book, or any other useful good book,' rely on God to make it profitable to you. Do not waste time reading unprofitable books. When you read, do so not out of vain curiosity but with love for God's kingdom, compassion for human beings, and the intent to turn what you learn into prayers and praises.

~ Matthew Henry

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

~ Matthew Henry

He whose head is in heaven need not fear to put his feet into the grave.

~ Matthew Henry

After a storm comes a calm.

~ Matthew Henry