Parallel Verses English Standard Version Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. King James Bible Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. American Standard Version Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one. Douay-Rheims Bible Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man. English Revised Version Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Colossians 4:6 Parallel Commentary Vincent's Word StudiesSeasoned with salt (ἅλατι ἠρτυμένος) Both words only here in Paul. The metaphor is from the office of salt in rendering palatable. Both in Greek and Latin authors, salt was used to express the pungency and wittiness of speech. Horace speaks of having praised a poet for rubbing the city with abundant salt, i.e., for having wittily satirized certain parties so as to make them smart as if rubbed with salt, and so as to excite the laughter of those who are not hit ("Satires," 1 x., 3). Lightfoot gives some interesting citations from Plutarch, in which, as here, grace and salt are combined. Thus: "The many call salt χάριτας graces, because, mingled with most things, it makes them agreeable and pleasant to the taste." Seasoned is, literally, prepared. It is not likely that the fact has any connection with this expression, but it is interesting to recall Herodotus' story of a salt lake in the neighborhood of Colossae, which has been identified, and which still supplies the whole surrounding country with salt (vii., 30). The exhortation to well-seasoned and becoming speech is expanded in Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 5:4, in a warning against corrupt communication. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge your. Deuteronomy 6:6,7 And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart... 1 Chronicles 16:24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvelous works among all nations. Psalm 37:30,31 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment... Psalm 66:16 Come and hear, all you that fear God, and I will declare what he has done for my soul. Psalm 78:3,4 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us... Psalm 105:2 Sing to him, sing psalms to him: talk you of all his wondrous works. Psalm 119:13,46 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of your mouth... Proverbs 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. Proverbs 25:11,12 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver... seasoned. Leviticus 2:13 And every oblation of your meat offering shall you season with salt... how. Proverbs 26:4,5 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like to him... Cross References Ezekiel 43:24 You shall present them before the LORD, and the priests shall sprinkle salt on them and offer them up as a burnt offering to the LORD. Matthew 12:35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. Mark 9:50 Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another." Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 1 Peter 3:15 but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, Jump to Previous Able Alway Always Behoveth Conversation Fitting Grace Gracious Language Mixed Ought Respond Salt Seasoned Speech TalkJump to Next Able Alway Always Behoveth Conversation Fitting Grace Gracious Language Mixed Ought Respond Salt Seasoned Speech TalkLinks Colossians 4:6 NIVColossians 4:6 NLT Colossians 4:6 ESV Colossians 4:6 NASB Colossians 4:6 KJV Colossians 4:6 Bible Apps Colossians 4:6 Biblia Paralela Colossians 4:6 Chinese Bible Colossians 4:6 French Bible Colossians 4:6 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |
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