Charles Spurgeon Quotes On The Bible

Charles Spurgeon was one of the most influential theological thinkers, writer, and preacher. He began preaching as a teenager, and published an estimated 18 million words over his lifetime.

There are thousands of brilliant quotes from Spurgeon that still influence and encourage believers today.

Here are some of my favorite Charles Spurgeon quotes about the Bible and God’s Word.

“The Bible in the memory is better than the Bible in the book case.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Let us reverence Holy Scripture because the Holy Ghost is its author, expositor, preserver, and applier. We cannot too often use the weapon which the Spirit himself calls his sword.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“The word of God is always most precious to the man who most lives upon it.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Be walking Bibles.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“It is well to have a good memory and that is the best memory which remembers what is best worth remembering.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Some people like to read so many chapters every day. I would not dissuade them from the practice, but I would rather lay my soul asoak in half a dozen verses all day than rinse my hand in several chapters.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Plant the mind early with the truths of God’s word.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Our Lord said not only, ‘Sanctify them,’ but, ‘sanctify them through thy truth;’ and then He added, ‘thy word is truth.’”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Every promise of Scripture is a writing of God, which may be pleaded before Him with this reasonable request, ‘Do as Thou hast said.’ The Heavenly Father will not break His Word to His own child.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Holy Scripture requires searching—much of it can only be learned by careful study.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“The Devil has seldom done a cleverer thing that hinting to the Church that part of their mission is to provide entertainment for the people, with a view to winning them. Providing amusement for the people is nowhere spoken of in the Scriptures as a function of the Church. The need is biblical doctrine, so understood and felt that is sets men afire.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“He who does not long to know more of Christ, knows nothing of Him yet.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“If your creed and Scripture do not agree, cut your creed to pieces, but make it agree with this book.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“The Scriptures do not make our hearts burn till the Spirit kindles them into flames.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Scripture is like a lion. Who ever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose; it will defend itself.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“The Law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; let it convert us, but never let us try to prevent it.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“He will teach thee what else thou couldst never learn, if thou art but willing to sit at His feet and receive of His word.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“O Lord, let me never use thy gospel as a pillow for my head, but as a medicine for my heart.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“All human books grow stale after a time – but with the Word of God the desire to study it increases, while the more you know of it the less you think you know.”
Charles H. Spurgeon

“The Book grows upon you: as you dive into its depths you have a fuller perception of the infinity which remains to be explored. You are still sighing to enjoy more of that which it is your bliss to taste.”
Charles H. Spurgeon