Top 200 Matthew Henry Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Love is the root; obedience is the fruit.”

— Matthew Henry

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2. “The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.”

— Matthew Henry

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3. “God took Eve from the side of Adam, not from his foot to be his menial or slave or servant, not from his head to be his mental superior, and did take him from that which is nearest his heart, that he might love her, and that which is under his arm, that he might protect her.”

— Matthew Henry

4. “By the light of nature we see God as a God above us, by the light of the law we see Him as a God against us, but by the light of the gospel we see Him as Emmanuel, God with us.”

— Matthew Henry

5. “ThanksGiving is good but ThanksLiving is better.”

— Matthew Henry

6. “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.”

— Matthew Henry

7. “After a storm comes a calm.”

— Matthew Henry

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

— Matthew Henry

9. “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.”

— Matthew Henry

10. “Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what God chooses to send.”

— Matthew Henry

11. “When God intends great mercy for his people, he first of all sets them praying.”

— Matthew Henry

12. “The God of Israel is sometimes a God who hides Himself, but never a God who absents Himself; sometimes in the dark, but never at a distance.”

— Matthew Henry

13. “Brotherly love is still the distinguishing badge of every true Christian.”

— Matthew Henry

14. “The more reverence we have for the Word of God, the more joy we shall find in it.”

— Matthew Henry

15. “Women were created from the rib of man to be beside him, not from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled by him, but from under his arm to be protected by him, near to his heart to be loved by him.”

— Matthew Henry

16. “The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.”

— Matthew Henry

17. “All this and heaven too.”

— Matthew Henry

18. “The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.”

— Matthew Henry

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

— Matthew Henry

20. “Come, and see the victories of the cross. Christ’s wounds are thy healings, His agonies thy repose, His conflicts thy conquests, His groans thy songs, His pains thine ease, His shame thy glory, His death thy life, His sufferings thy salvation.”

— Matthew Henry

21. “Grace is the free, undeserved goodness and favor of God to mankind.”

— Matthew Henry

22. “Christ died. He left a will in which He gave His soul to His Father, His body to Joseph of Arimathea, His clothes to the soldiers, and His mother to John. But to His disciples, who had left all to follow Him, He left not silver or gold, but something far better-His PEACE!”

— Matthew Henry

23. “God’s favour is happiness.”

— Matthew Henry

24. “Our duty as Christians is always to keep heaven in our eye and earth under our feet.”

— Matthew Henry

25. “God’s Word must be the guide of your desires and the ground of your expectations in prayer.”

— Matthew Henry

26. “A state of apostasy is worse than a state of ignorance.”

— Matthew Henry

27. “I would think it a greater happiness to gain one soul to Christ than mountains of silver and gold to myself.”

— Matthew Henry

28. “JOY in the LORD puts our mouths out of taste for the pleasures with which the tempter baits his hooks.”

— Matthew Henry

29. “The meek are those who quietly submit themselves to God, to His Word and to His rod, who follow His directions, and comply with His designs, and are gentle toward all men.”

— Matthew Henry

30. “Take Jesus for your king, and by baptism swear allegiance to him; take him for your prophet, and hear him; take him for your priest, to make atonement for you.”

— Matthew Henry

31. “When I cannot enjoy the faith of assurance, I live by the faith of adherence.”

— Matthew Henry

32. “Better to get up late and be wide awake then, than to get up early and be asleep all day.”

— Matthew Henry

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

— Matthew Henry

34. “Days of trouble must be days of prayer.”

— Matthew Henry

35. “Peace is such a precious jewel that I would give anything for it but truth.”

— Matthew Henry

36. “God is either your worst enemy or your best friend.”

— Matthew Henry

37. “God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them, that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event.”

— Matthew Henry

38. “A good man is willing to know the worst of himself, and particularly under affliction, desires to be told wherefore God contends with him and what God designs in correcting him.”

— Matthew Henry

39. “It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is another’s, wisdom is our own; gold is for the body and time, wisdom for the soul and eternity.”

— Matthew Henry

40. “God’s promises are to be our pleas in prayer.”

— Matthew Henry

41. “I shall be supplied with whatever I need; and, if I have not everything I desire, I may conclude it is either not fit for me, or I shall have it in due time.”

— Matthew Henry

42. “If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us.”

— Matthew Henry

43. “The best evidence of our having the truth is our walking in the truth.”

— Matthew Henry

44. “Christ’s followers cannot expect better treatment in the world than their Master had.”

— Matthew Henry

45. “It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our last day.”

— Matthew Henry

46. “The flower of youth never appears more beautiful than when it bends toward the sun of righteousness.”

— Matthew Henry

47. “If we would be angry and not sin, we must be angry at nothing but sin; and we should be more jealous for the glory of God than for any interest or reputation of our own.”

— Matthew Henry

48. “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.”

— Matthew Henry

49. “To a good man, God gives not only wisdom and knowledge, but joy.”

— Matthew Henry

50. “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