Matthew Henry Quotes
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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.
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They that die by famine die by inches.
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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.
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None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see.
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It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.
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They have most satisfaction in themselves, and consequently the sweetest relish of their creature comforts.
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After a storm comes a calm.
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It is common for those that are farthest from God, to boast themselves most of their being near to the Church.
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To fish in troubled waters.
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He rolls it under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
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It was a common saying among the Puritans, 'Brown bread and the Gospel is good fare.'
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Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.
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It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.
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Goodness makes greatness truly valuable, and greatness makes goodness much more serviceable.
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Hearkners, we say, seldom hear good of themselves.
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The Scriptures were written, not to make us astronomers, but to make us saints.
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It is not talking but walking that will bring us to heaven.
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The better day, the worse deed.
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Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.