Matthew Henry
Matthew Henry
Matthew Henrywas a Nonconformist minister and author, born in Wales, United Kingdom but spending much of his life in England...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth18 October 1662
wise men hands
Riches, in the hands of a man that is wise and generous, are good for something, but in the hands of a sordid, sneaking, covetous miser, they are good for nothing.
business hands firsts
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.
hands justice mercy
Those who will not deliver themselves into the hand of God's mercy cannot be delivered out of the hand of His justice.
hands doctrine teach
Those who teach by their doctrine must teach by their life, or else they pull down with one hand what they build up with the other.
heart hands world
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.
heart real-men feet
Be careful if you make a women cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man’s ribs. Not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal, under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved.
deeds better-days
The better day, the worse deed.
heaven benefits influence
It is our duty not to not only hold fast, but to hold forth the Word of life; not only to hold fast for our own benefit, but to hold it forth for the benefit of others, to hold it forth as the candlestick holds forth the candle, which makes it appear to advantage all around, or as the luminaries of the heavens, which shed their influences far and wide.
news too-good-to-be-true worthy
It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true.
work-out spirit christ
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.
sweet men mind
If ill thoughts at any time enter into the mind of a good man, he doth not roll them under his tongue as a sweet morsel.
spiritual light substance
No creature hath the like resemblance to the divine nature, as light hath. He doth not only dwell in light, but he is light. Light is a pure, bright, clear, spiritual, unmixed substance. God is infinitely so.
spring heart humility
Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ.
ready
. . . when we cannot do the good we would, we must be ready to do the good we can.