Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.

1 Peter 3:15

Instead, exalt the Messiah" as Lord in your lives. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you to explain the hope you have.

Mark 9:50

Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can you restore its flavor? Keep on having salt among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."

Ephesians 4:29

Let no filthy talk be heard from your mouths, but only what is good for building up people and meeting the need of the moment. This way you will administer grace to those who hear you.

Leviticus 2:13

"Also, be sure to rub every offering from your grain offering with salt. You are not ever to remove the salt of the covenant of your God from your grain offering. Present all your offerings with salt."

Psalm 119:46

Then I will speak of your decrees before kings and not be ashamed.

Matthew 5:13

"You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

Let these words that I'm commanding you today be always on your heart.

Deuteronomy 11:19

Teach them to your children, talking about them while sitting in your house, walking on the road, or when you are about to lie down or get up.

2 Kings 2:20-22

Elisha ordered them, "Bring me a new bowl and put some salt in it." So they brought him what he had requested.

1 Chronicles 16:24

Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people,

Psalm 37:30-31

The mouth of the righteous one produces wisdom; his tongue speaks justice.

Psalm 40:9-10

In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.

Psalm 45:2

You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Psalm 66:16

Come and listen, all of you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.

Psalm 71:15-18

I will declare your righteousness and your salvation every day, though I do not fully understand what the outcome will be.

Psalm 71:23-24

My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you, whose life you have redeemed.

Psalm 78:3-4

things that we have heard and known and that our ancestors related to us.

Psalm 105:2

Sing to him! Praise him! Declare all his awesome deeds!

Psalm 119:13

I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced.

Proverbs 10:21

What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

Proverbs 15:4

A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

What the wise have to say disseminates knowledge, but it's not in the heart of fools to do so.

Proverbs 16:21-24

The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning, and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.

Proverbs 22:17-18

Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my teaching,

Proverbs 25:11-12

Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at the right time.

Proverbs 26:4-5

Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him.

Malachi 3:16-18

Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other. The LORD listened and took note, and a scroll of remembrance was written in his presence about those who fear the LORD and honor His name.

Matthew 12:34-35

You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.

Luke 4:22

All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"

Luke 20:20-40

So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the jurisdiction of the governor,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Your

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.
Deuteronomy 6:6
Let these words that I'm commanding you today be always on your heart.
Deuteronomy 11:19
Teach them to your children, talking about them while sitting in your house, walking on the road, or when you are about to lie down or get up.
1 Chronicles 16:24
Declare his glory among the nations, and his miraculous deeds to all people,
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous one produces wisdom; his tongue speaks justice.
Psalm 40:9
In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.
Psalm 45:2
You are the most handsome of Adam's descendants; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Psalm 66:16
Come and listen, all of you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.
Psalm 71:15
I will declare your righteousness and your salvation every day, though I do not fully understand what the outcome will be.
Psalm 78:3
things that we have heard and known and that our ancestors related to us.
Psalm 105:2
Sing to him! Praise him! Declare all his awesome deeds!
Psalm 119:13
I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced.
Proverbs 10:21
What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.
Proverbs 15:4
A gentle statement is a tree of life, but perverted speech shatters the spirit.
Proverbs 16:21
The wise-hearted person is told to be discerning, and that pleasant speech promotes instruction.
Proverbs 22:17
Pay attention and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my teaching,
Proverbs 25:11
Like golden apples set in silver is a word spoken at the right time.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him.
Malachi 3:16
Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other. The LORD listened and took note, and a scroll of remembrance was written in his presence about those who fear the LORD and honor His name.
Matthew 12:34
You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart.
Luke 4:22
All the people began to speak well of him and to wonder at the gracious words that flowed from his mouth. They said, "This is Joseph's son, isn't it?"
Ephesians 4:29
Let no filthy talk be heard from your mouths, but only what is good for building up people and meeting the need of the moment. This way you will administer grace to those who hear you.

Seasoned

Leviticus 2:13
"Also, be sure to rub every offering from your grain offering with salt. You are not ever to remove the salt of the covenant of your God from your grain offering. Present all your offerings with salt."
2 Kings 2:20
Elisha ordered them, "Bring me a new bowl and put some salt in it." So they brought him what he had requested.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the world. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty again? It's good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
Mark 9:50
Salt is good. But if salt loses its taste, how can you restore its flavor? Keep on having salt among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."

How

Proverbs 26:4
Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.
Luke 20:20
So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the jurisdiction of the governor,
1 Peter 3:15
Instead, exalt the Messiah" as Lord in your lives. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you to explain the hope you have.

General references

Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous one produces wisdom; his tongue speaks justice.

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