Colossians 4:6

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt,  so that you may know how you should answer each person.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:29

No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need,  so that it gives grace to those who hear.

1 Peter 3:15

but in your hearts regard  Christ  the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defence to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Mark 9:50

Salt is good, but if the salt should lose its flavour, how can you season it?   Have salt   among yourselves, and be at peace   with one another.’

Proverbs 15:4

The tongue that heals is a tree of life, but a devious tongue  breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs,  singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Matthew 5:13

‘You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty?   It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.

Luke 4:22

They were all speaking well of him  and were amazed by the gracious words that came from his mouth; yet they said, ‘Isn’t this Joseph’s son? ’

1 Chronicles 16:24

Declare his glory among the nations, his wondrous works among all peoples.

Deuteronomy 11:19

Teach them to your children,  talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Leviticus 2:13

You are to season each of your grain offerings with salt; you must not omit from your grain offering the salt of the covenant  with your God. You are to present salt with each of your offerings.

Ezekiel 43:24

You are to present them before the Lord; the priests will throw salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.