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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:9
The way to preserve peace is to make the best of every thing; not to notice what has been said or done against ourselves.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:10
A gentle reproof will enter, not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:11
Satan, and the messengers of Satan, shall be let loose upon an evil man.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:12
Let us watch over our own passions, and avoid the company of furious men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:13
To render evil for good is devilish. He that does so, brings a curse upon his family.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:14
What danger there is in the beginning of strife! Resist its earliest display; and leave it off, if it were possible, before you begin.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:15
It is an offence to God to acquit the guilty, or to condemn those who are not guilty.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:16
Man's neglect of God's favour and his own interest is very absurd.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:17
No change of outward circumstances should abate our affection for our friends or relatives. But no friend, except Christ, deserves unlimited confidence. In Him this text did receive, and still receives its most glorious…
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:18
Let not any wrong their families. Yet Christ's becoming Surety for men, was a glorious display of Divine wisdom; for he was able to discharge the bond.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:19
If we would keep a clear conscience and a quiet mind, we must shun all excitements to anger. And a man who affects a style of living above his means, goes the way to ruin.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:20
There is nothing got by ill designs. And many have paid dear for an unbridled tongue.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:21
This speaks very plainly what many wise and good men feel very strongly, how grievous it is to have a foolish, wicked child.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:22
It is great mercy that God gives us leave to be cheerful, and cause to be cheerful, if by his grace he gives us hearts to be cheerful.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:23
The wicked are ready to part with their money, though loved, that they may not suffer for their crimes.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:24
The prudent man keeps the word of God continually in view. But the foolish man cannot fix his thoughts, nor pursue any purpose with steadiness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:25
Wicked children despise the authority of their father, and the tenderness of their mother.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:26
It is very wrong to find fault for doing what is duty.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:27-28
A man may show himself to be a wise man, by the good temper of his mind, and by the good government of his tongue. He is careful when he does speak, to speak to the purpose. God knows his heart, and the folly that is bo…
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:1
If we would get knowledge and grace, we must try all methods of improving ourselves.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:2
Those make nothing to purpose, of learning or religion, whose only design is to have something to make a show with.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:3
As soon as sin entered, shame followed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:4
The well-spring of wisdom in the heart of a believer, continually supplies words of wisdom.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:5
The merits of a cause must be looked to, not the person.