Colossians 4:6

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Summary

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Your

Seasoned

How

Proverbs 26:4

Luke 20:20

1 Peter 3:15

General references

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

Your

Let, the word of the Christ, dwell within you richly, - in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, with gratitude, raising song with your hearts unto God:

so shall these words which I am commanding thee to-day, be upon thy heart;

and ye shall teach them unto your children by speaking of them, - when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up;

Recount, among the nations, his glory, among all the peoples, his wonders.

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

I have told the good-tidings of righteousness in a great convocation, Lo! my lips, do I not restrain, O Yahweh, thou, knowest:

Most beautiful thou art, beyond the sons of men, Graciousness hath been poured forth by thy lips, For this cause, hath God blessed thee, to times age-abiding.

Come! hearken - that I may recount, all ye reverers of God, What he hath done for my soul: -

My month, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.

Which we have heard, and come to know, And, our fathers, have recounted to us;

Sing ye to him, Make ye music to him, Speak ye of all his wonders.

With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth.

The lips of the righteous, feed multitudes, but, the foolish, for lack of sense, shall die.

Gentleness of the tongue, is a tree of life, but, crookedness therein, a grievous wound in the spirit.

The wise in heart, shall be called intelligent, and, sweetness of lips, increaseth persuasiveness.

Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;

Golden fruit in figured silver baskets, is a word spoken on fitting occasion.

The words of a wise man's mouth, are pleasant, - but, the lips of a dullard, will swallow him up:

Then, they who revered Yahweh, conversed, one with another, - and Yahweh hearkened, and heard, and there was written a book of remembrance before him, for them who revered Yahweh, and for such as thought of his Name.

Broods of vipers! How can ye speak, good things, being, evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

And, all, were bearing witness to him, and marvelling at the words of favour which were proceeding out of his mouth; and they were saying - Is not, this, the, son of Joseph?

Let, no putrid discourse, out of your mouth, be going forth, but if anything is good - suited to the needful upbuilding, - that it may give benefit unto them that hear;

Seasoned

And, every meal-offering oblation of thine, with salt, shalt thou season, and thou shelf not suffer to be lacking the salt of the covenant of thy God, from upon thy meal-offering, - upon every oblation of thine, shalt thou offer salt.

And he said - Bring me a new bowl, and put therein, salt. So they brought it unto him;

Ye, are the salt of the earth; but, if the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? it is good, for nothing, any more, save, being cast out, to be trampled on by men.

Salt is, good: but, if, salt, become, saltless, wherewith will ye, prepare, it? Have, within yourselves, salt, and be at peace, one with another.

How

Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;

And, watching narrowly, they sent forth suborned men, feigning themselves to be, righteous, that they might lay hold of a word of his, so as to deliver him up unto the rule and the authority of the governor.

But, the Lord Christ, hallow ye in your hearts, ready always for a defence, unto every one that is asking you a reason concerning, the hope within you, - nevertheless, with meekness and reverence:

General references

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice: