11 translations · Greek
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Colossians 4:6 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
- KJV King James Version
- Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- your word always being seasoned with salt in grace—to know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Always be gracious when you speak. Make sure it's in good taste, and think about how best to answer everyone.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- your word always in grace — with salt being seasoned — to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.
- DBY Darby Translation
- [Let] your word [be] always with grace, seasoned with salt, [so as] to know how ye ought to answer each one.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λόγος | logos | speech | G3056 λόγος word |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | [Let] your | G4771 σύ you |
| πάντοτε | pantote | always [be] | G3842 πάντοτε always |
| ἐν | en | — | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| χάριτι | chariti | gracious | G5485 χάρις grace |
| ἅλατι | halati | with salt | G217 ἅλας salt |
| ἠρτυμένος | ērtymenos | seasoned | G741 ἀρτύω to season |
| εἰδέναι | eidenai | so that you may know | G1492 εἴδω to perceive: understand |
| πῶς | pōs | how | G4459 πῶς how?! |
| δεῖ | dei | — | G1163 δεῖ be necessary |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | — | G4771 σύ you |
| ἑνὶ | heni | — | G1520 εἷς one |
| ἑκάστῳ | hekastō | everyone | G1538 ἕκαστος each |
| ἀποκρίνεσθαι | apokrinesthai | to answer | G611 ἀποκρίνω to answer |
Related verses
- Ephesians 4:29
Let 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 Peter 3:15
But 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:
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
- Mark 9:50
Salt 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.”
- Proverbs 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
- Colossians 3:16
Let 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.
- Proverbs 22:17–18
Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching. For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
- Proverbs 16:21–24
The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction. Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly. The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. …
- Matthew 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.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
4 that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.
8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
Read all of Colossians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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