Matthew Henry Quotes

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.

Nothing is needed so much as a holy indignation against sin. It is true that there is not enough love for God, and one sign of it is that there is not enough hatred for sin.

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness.

Men and women who sell their birthright for a mess of pottage will tell you that their demise began with something small, with some seemingly insignificant breach of integrity that escalated. The little things do matter. It is not possible to profess righteousness while flirting with sin.

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.

A little anger is a good thing if it isn't on your own behalf, if it's for others deserving of your anger, your empathy.

Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation.

I'm not a bad guy. People who know me know who I am.

Men are satisfied commonly if they can so regulate their lives as to escape the censure of men, and the disgrace which follows wicked actions.

Do not run a campaign that would embarrass your mother.

Righteousness exalts a nation, and sin brings reproach.

Cleanse my heart... Give me the ability to rage correctly

Our religion teaches that anger is a great sin, even if it is "righteous".

Love God, Love people, and thoroughly hate sin. ☼ ♡ ✞

Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened by a single flaw.

Sin is bad in the eye, worse in the tongue, worse still in the heart, but worst of all in the life.

Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be wrongly irritated, but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is fundamentally right.

Nothing is a greater stranger to my breast, or a sin that my soul more abhors, than that black and detestable one, ingratitude.

Examine your own hearts. Do you see there any habit or custom which you know is wrong in the sight of God? If you do, don't delay for a moment in attacking it. Resolve at once to lay it aside. Nothing darkens the eyes of the mind so much, and deadens the conscience so surely, as an allowed sin. It may be a little one, but it is not any less dangerous.

It is not enough simply to try to resist evil or empty our lives of sin. We must also fill our lives with righteousness

Anger can be a bitterness that devours your soul while righteous indignation is morally driven, it's ethically driven.

Don't let a little sin in; all hell will break loose.

My soul, never laugh at sin's fooleries, lest thou come to smile at sin itself. It is thine enemy, and thy Lord's enemy.

If a man meets with injustice, it is not required that he shall not be roused to meet it; but if he is angry after he has had time to think upon it, that is sinful. The flame is not wrong, but the coals are.