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 Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.

And these words which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart.

and teach them your children: so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up:

Tell among the heathen of his glory: and among all nations of his wonderful deeds.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

I will preach of thy righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O LORD, and that thou knowest.

Thou art the fairest among the children of men; full of grace are thy lips, because God hath blessed thee for ever.

O come hither and hearken, all ye that fear God; and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.

My mouth shall speak daily of thy righteousness and salvation; for I know no end thereof.

which we have heard and known, and such as our fathers have told us,

O let your songs be of him; praise him, and let your talking be of all his wondrous works.

With my lips will I be telling out all the judgments of thy mouth.

The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life; but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mind.

Whoso hath a wise understanding is called to counsel; but he that can speak fair, getteth more riches.

My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine -

A word spoken in due season, is like apples of gold in a silver dish.

The words out of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will destroy himself.

But they that fear God, say thus one to another, 'The LORD considereth and heareth it. Yea, it is before him a memorial book, written for such as fear the LORD, and remember his name.'

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

And all they bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words, which proceeded out of his mouth, and said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good to edify withal, when need is, that it may have favour with the hearers.

Seasoned

All thy meat offerings thou shalt salt with salt: neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: but upon all thine offerings thou shalt bring salt.

And he said, "Bring me a new cruse and put salt therein." And they brought it to him.

"Ye are the salt of the earth: but and if the salt have lost her saltiness, what can be salted therewith? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden underfoot of men.

Salt is good. But if the salt be unsavoury: what shall ye salt therewith? See that ye have salt in yourselves. And have peace among yourselves, one with another."

How

Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves perfect, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power, and authority of the deputy.

but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, and that with meekness and fear:

General references

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.