6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-6)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 (Col. 4:5): Walk in wisdom towards those who are without . Be careful, in all your converse with them, to get no hurt by them, or contract any of their customs; for evil communications corrupt good manners…
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