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 richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

and these words which I am commanding thee to-day have been on thine heart,

and ye have taught them to your sons, by speaking of them in thy sitting in thy house, and in thy going in the way, and in thy lying down, and in thy rising up,

Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.

Thou hast been beautified above the sons of men, Grace hath been poured into thy lips, Therefore hath God blessed thee to the age.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

That we have heard and do know, And our fathers have recounted to us.

Sing ye to Him -- sing praise to Him, Meditate ye on all His wonders.

With my lips I have recounted All the judgments of Thy mouth.

The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.

A healed tongue is a tree of life, And perverseness in it -- a breach in the spirit.

To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.

Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.

Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

Then have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming His name.

Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Seasoned

And every offering -- thy present -- with salt thou dost season, and thou dost not let the salt of the covenant of thy God cease from thy present; with all thine offerings thou dost bring near salt.

And he saith, 'Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;' and they bring it unto him,

'Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men.

The salt is good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season it? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.'

How

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

And, having watched him, they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And be ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;

General references

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.