Quotes by Matthew Henry

Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well, but...

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

-Matthew Henry-

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

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

A Christian life is a life of faith, a life of hope, and a life of love.

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

The righteous shall live by faith.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.

In all your getting, get understanding.

Faithfulness in little things is a great thing.

There is no joy to be compared with the joy of the Lord.

Get knowledge, get wisdom, but with all your getting, get understanding.

A family without prayer is like a house without a roof.

There is no friend like a friend in Christ.

Contentment is a continual feast.

Grace is glory begun, and glory is grace consummated.

Perseverance in prayer is the way to prevail with God.

The joy of the Lord is your strength.

The word of God is the food of our souls.

Joy in God is of all things the most desirable.

Providence directs the events of human life.

Virtue consists in doing our duty in the several relations we sustain.

Temptation is a trial of our integrity.

Salvation is a mystery of mercy.

Secret devotion is the very life of religion.

God's promises are sure and certain.

Mercy is God's goodness confronting human misery and guilt.

It is good for us to be here.

Patience is a virtue, and the patience of Job is often necessary to us.

Public worship will not excuse us from secret worship.

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

Love begets love.

Repentance is heart's sorrow, and a clear conscience.

Hope means expectancy when things are otherwise hopeless.

Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God.

There is nothing lost by charity.

Obedience is the evidence of our love to God.

Faith is the key that opens the door of God's promises.

Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom.

The humble soul is the best scholar in Christ's school.

None so blind as those that will not see.

Where we have no vision, we need no direction.

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

Those that would be rich must be so in prayer.

Thanksgiving is good but thanks-living is better.

After a storm comes a calm.

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