Colossians 4:6

Modern English Version

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you should answer everyone.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:24

Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all the peoples.

Psalm 105:2

Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wondrous works!

Psalm 119:13

With my lips have I declared all the ordinances of Your mouth.

Psalm 119:46

I will also speak of Your testimonies before kings and shall not be ashamed.

Psalm 45:2

You are fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured upon your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.

Psalm 66:16

Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for my soul.

Proverbs 10:21

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

Proverbs 15:4

A tongue of healing is a tree of life, but perversity therein is crushing to the spirit.

Proverbs 15:7

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

Ecclesiastes 10:12

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

Ezekiel 43:24

You shall offer them before the Lord, and the priests shall cast salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to the Lord.

Leviticus 2:13

You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not fail to use the salt of the covenant of your God on your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

Matthew 5:13

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty? It is from then on good for nothing but to be thrown out and to be trampled underfoot by men.

Mark 9:50

“Salt is good. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.”

Luke 4:22

All bore witness to Him, and wondered at the gracious words which came from His mouth. Then they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Ephesians 4:29

Let no unwholesome word proceed out of your mouth, but only that which is good for building up, that it may give grace to the listeners.

Deuteronomy 11:19

You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Colossians 3:16

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

1 Peter 3:15

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to every man who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you, with gentleness and fear.