Colossians 4:6

Christian speech should always be gracious and tasteful, so we can answer everyone wisely. It matters because the way we speak should reflect the grace of the gospel and aid our witness.

Cross-references · 32

• Eph 4:29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
• 1 Pet 3:15But 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:
• Eccl 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
• Mark 9:50Salt 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.”
• Prov 15:4A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
• Prov 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
• Col 3:16Let 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.
• Prov 22:17–18Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
• Prov 16:21–24The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
• Matt 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.
• Prov 26:4–5Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
• Matt 12:34–35You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• Prov 25:11–12A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
• Ps 119:46I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
• Ps 105:2Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.
• Prov 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
• Ps 78:3–4Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
• Ps 40:9–10I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.
• Ps 71:23–24My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you!
• Ps 45:2You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
• Ps 37:30–31The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
• 2 Kgs 2:20–22He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him.
• Lev 2:13Every offering of your meal offering you shall season with salt. You shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your meal offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.
• Ps 71:15–18My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.
• Ps 66:16Come, and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
• Luke 20:20–40They 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.
• Deut 11:19You 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.
• Luke 4:22All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
• Ps 119:13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
• Deut 6:6–7These words, which I command you today, shall be on your heart;
• Mal 3:16–18Then 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.
• 1 Chr 16:24Declare his glory among the nations, and his marvelous works among all the peoples.

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