Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Holman Bible
Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt,
International Standard Version
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.
A Conservative Version
your speech always with grace seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer each one.
American Standard Version
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
Amplified
Let your speech at all times be gracious and pleasant, seasoned with salt, so that you will know how to answer each one [who questions you].
An Understandable Version
Your speech should always be favorable, seasoned with salt [i.e., interesting and appropriate], so that you may know how to properly answer each person [you talk with].
Anderson New Testament
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every one.
Bible in Basic English
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
Common New Testament
Let your speech always be full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.
Daniel Mace New Testament
let an air of modesty appear in all your discourse; and let it be seasoned with discretion, in making a proper reply, when you are call'd into question.
Darby Translation
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, so as to know how ye ought to answer each one.
Godbey New Testament
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how it behooves you to answer each one.
Goodspeed New Testament
Always put your message attractively, and yet pointedly, and be prepared to give every inquirer a fitting answer.
John Wesley New Testament
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every one.
Julia Smith Translation
Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.
King James 2000
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
Modern King James verseion
Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.
Moffatt New Testament
let your talk always have a saving salt of grace about it, and learn how to answer any question put to you.
Montgomery New Testament
Let your speech be always gracious, with a savor of salt, and learn how to give every man a fitting answer.
NET Bible
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.
New Heart English Bible
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Noyes New Testament
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every one.
Sawyer New Testament
Let your words always be with kindness, seasoned with salt, that you may know how to answer every one.
The Emphasized Bible
Your discourse being always with benefit, with salt, seasoned, - that ye may know how it behoveth you, unto each one, to be making answer.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let your discourse be always gracious, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to reply to every man.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Let your conversation always be kindly, and seasoned, as it were, with salt; that you may know in each case what answer you ought to give.
Webster
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Weymouth New Testament
Let your language be always seasoned with the salt of grace, so that you may know how to give every man a fitting answer.
Williams New Testament
Always let your conversation be seasoned with salt, that is, with winsomeness, so that you may know how to make a fitting answer to everyone.
Worrell New Testament
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
Worsley New Testament
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with discretion to know how ye ought to answer every one.
Youngs Literal Translation
your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.
Themes
Conversation » Speech, admonitions concerning
Courtesy » General references to
Grace » Saints » Should speak with
Missionaries » In holy conservation
Salt » Illustrative » Of wisdom in speech
Salt » Figurative » Of wise behavior
Social duties » Compassion » Courtesy, general references to
Speech » Admonitions concerning
Topics
Interlinear
Eido
Devotionals
Devotionals about Colossians 4:6
Devotionals containing Colossians 4:6
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in Colossians 4:6
Images Colossians 4:6
Prayers for Colossians 4:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Advice For The Christian Life
5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. 7 All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
Mark 9:50
Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Leviticus 2:13
Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt; neither shall you allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
Psalm 119:46
I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
Matthew 5:13
"You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;
Deuteronomy 11:19
You shall teach them your children, talking of them, when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.
2 Kings 2:20-22
He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.
1 Chronicles 16:24
Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.
Psalm 37:30-31
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
Psalm 40:9-10
I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
Psalm 45:2
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
Psalm 66:16
Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
Psalm 71:15-18
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don't know its full measure.
Psalm 71:23-24
My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
Psalm 78:3-4
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Psalm 105:2
Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
Psalm 119:13
With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
Proverbs 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
Proverbs 16:21-24
The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
Proverbs 22:17-18
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
Proverbs 25:11-12
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Proverbs 26:4-5
Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
Malachi 3:16-18
Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.
Matthew 12:34-35
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Luke 4:22
All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"
Luke 20:20-40
They watched him, and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.