Colossians 4:6

[Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

In Context

5Walk in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities.

7Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in [the] Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thy heart;

2 Kings 2:20And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.

Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;

Psalms 45:2Thou art fairer than the sons of men; grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

Psalms 71:15My mouth shall declare thy righteousness, [and] thy salvation all the day: for I know not the numbers [thereof].

Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us:

Matthew Henry on Colossians 4:6-7

Apostolic Exhortations. ( a. d. 62.) 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. The apostle exhorts them further to a prudent and decent conduct towards all those with whom they conversed, towards the heathen world, or those out of the Christian church among whom they lived ( v. 5 ): Walk in wisdom towards those who are without. Be careful, in all your converse with them, to get no… Read the whole commentary →

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