Let the words you speak always be full of grace. Learn how to make your words what people want to hear. Then you will know how to answer everyone.

你们的言语要常常带着和气，好像用盐调和，就可知道该怎样回答各人。

你们的言谈要时常带着温和，好像用盐调味，让你们知道该怎样应对每一个人。

你们的言谈要时常带着温和，好像用盐调味，让你们知道该怎样应对每一个人。

谈吐要温和、风趣，知道该怎样回答每个人。

你们的话要常常温和，好像是用盐调和的，使你们知道应当怎样回答各人。

你们的话语总要带着恩惠，像用盐调和过的，好使你们知道该怎样回答每一个人。

你們的言語要常常帶着和氣，好像用鹽調和，就可知道該怎樣回答各人。

你們的言談要時常帶着溫和，好像用鹽調味，讓你們知道該怎樣應對每一個人。

你們的言談要時常帶着溫和，好像用鹽調味，讓你們知道該怎樣應對每一個人。

談吐要溫和、風趣，知道該怎樣回答每個人。

你們的話要常常溫和，好像是用鹽調和的，使你們知道應當怎樣回答各人。

你們的話要時常帶着溫雅的情調，像用鹽調和而有味道，使你們曉得怎樣回答各人。

你們的話語總要帶著恩惠，像用鹽調和過的，好使你們知道該怎樣回答每一個人。

言惟溫和、如調以鹽、則知所以應對人矣、○

言當婉喻、若以鹽調和、則知所以語人矣、

爾言恆當婉喻、如以鹽調和、則知所以對答各人、○

若作和羹、爾為鹽梅；庶知如何因人而施教也。

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.

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

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Don’t let any evil talk come out of your mouths. Say only what will help to build others up and meet their needs. Then what you say will help those who listen.

But make sure that in your hearts you honor Christ as Lord. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you about the hope you have. Be ready to give the reason for it. But do it gently and with respect.

Wise people say gracious things. But foolish people are destroyed by what their own lips speak.

“ Salt is good. But suppose it loses its saltiness. How can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves. And be at peace with each other.”

Let the message about Christ live among you like a rich treasure. Teach and correct one another wisely. Teach one another by singing psalms and hymns and songs from the Spirit. Sing to God with thanks in your hearts.

The lips of wise people spread knowledge. But the hearts of foolish people are not honest.

A tongue that calms is like a tree of life. But a tongue that tells lies produces a broken spirit.

“ You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses its saltiness. How can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything. It will be thrown out. People will walk all over it.

Pay attention and listen to the sayings of wise people. Apply your heart to the sayings I teach.It is pleasing when you keep them in your heart. Have all of them ready on your lips.

I will talk about your covenant laws to kings. I will not be put to shame.

Wise hearts are known for understanding what is right. Kind words make people want to learn more.Understanding is like a fountain of life to those who have it. But foolish people are punished for the foolish things they do.The hearts of wise people guide their mouths. Their words make people want to learn more.Kind words are like honey. They are sweet to the spirit and bring healing to the body.

The right ruling at the right time is like golden apples in silver jewelry.A wise judge’s warning to a listening ear is like a gold earring or jewelry made of fine gold.

Sing to him, sing praise to him. Tell about all the wonderful things he has done.

Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do, you yourself will be just like them.Answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do not, they will be wise in their own eyes.

My lips will shout with joy when I sing praise to you. You have saved me.All day long my tongue will say that you have done what is right. Those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame. They have not been honored.

We have heard about them and we know them. Our people who lived before us have told us about them.We won’t hide them from our children. We will tell them to those who live after us. We will tell them what the Lord has done that is worthy of praise. We will talk about his power and the wonderful things he has done.

Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what he has done for me.

The mouths of those who do what is right speak words of wisdom. They say what is honest.God’s law is in their hearts. Their feet do not slip.

The commandments I give you today must be in your hearts.Make sure your children learn them. Talk about them when you are at home. Talk about them when you walk along the road. Speak about them when you go to bed. And speak about them when you get up.

Put salt on all your grain offerings. Salt stands for the lasting covenant between you and your God. So do not leave it out of your grain offerings. Add salt to all your offerings.

Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home. Talk about them when you walk along the road. Speak about them when you go to bed. And speak about them when you get up.

You are the most excellent of men. Your lips have been given the ability to speak gracious words. God has blessed you forever.

“ Bring me a new bowl,” Elisha said.“ Put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him.Then he went out to the spring. He threw the salt into it. He told the people,“ The Lord says,‘ I have made this water pure. It will never cause death again. It will never keep the land from producing crops again.’ ”The water has stayed pure to this day. That’s what Elisha had said would happen.

The words of those who do right benefit many people. But those who are foolish die because they have no sense.

With my lips I talk about all the decisions you have made.

You nest of poisonous snakes! How can you who are evil say anything good? Your mouths say everything that is in your hearts.A good man says good things. These come from the good that is stored up inside him. An evil man says evil things. These come from the evil that is stored up inside him.

I have told the whole community of those who worship you. I have told them what you have done to save me. Lord, you know that I haven’t kept quiet.I haven’t kept to myself that what you did for me was right. I have spoken about how faithful you were when you saved me. I haven’t hidden your love and your faithfulness from the whole community.

Tell the nations about his glory. Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.

The religious leaders sent spies to keep a close watch on Jesus. The spies pretended to be sincere. They hoped they could trap Jesus with something he would say. Then they could hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.So the spies questioned Jesus.“ Teacher,” they said,“ we know that you speak and teach what is right. We know you don’t favor one person over another. You teach the way of God truthfully.Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Jesus saw they were trying to trick him. So he said to them,“ Show me a silver coin. Whose picture and words are on it?”“ Caesar’s,” they replied.He said to them,“ Then give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give back to God what belongs to God.”They were not able to trap him with what he had said there in front of all the people. Amazed by his answer, they became silent.The Sadducees do not believe that people rise from the dead. Some of them came to Jesus with a question.“ Teacher,” they said,“ Moses wrote for us about a man’s brother who dies. Suppose the brother leaves a wife but has no children. Then the man must marry the widow. He must provide children to carry on his dead brother’s name.There were seven brothers. The first one married a woman. He died without leaving any children.The second one married her.And then the third one married her. One after another, the seven brothers married her. They all died. None left any children.Finally, the woman died too.Now then, when the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven brothers were married to her.”Jesus replied,“ People in this world get married. And their parents give them to be married.But it will not be like that when the dead rise. Those who are considered worthy to take part in the world to come won’t get married. And their parents won’t give them to be married.They can’t die anymore. They are like the angels. They are God’s children. They will be given a new form of life when the dead rise.Remember the story of Moses and the burning bush. Even Moses showed that the dead rise. The Lord said to him,‘ I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.’( Exodus 3:6)He is not the God of the dead. He is the God of the living. In his eyes, everyone is alive.”Some of the teachers of the law replied,“ You have spoken well, teacher!”And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

I will tell other people about all the good things you have done. All day long I will talk about how you have saved your people. But there’s no way I could say how many times you’ve done this.Lord and King, I will come and announce your mighty acts. I will announce all the good things that you alone do.God, ever since I was young you have taught me. To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts.God, don’t leave me even when I’m old and have gray hair. Let me live to tell my children about your power. Let me tell all of them about your mighty acts.

Those who had respect for the Lord talked with one another. And the Lord heard them. A list of people and what they did was written in a book in front of him. It included the names of those who respected the Lord and honored him.“ The day is coming when I will judge,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ On that day they will be my special treasure. I will spare them just as a father loves and spares his son who serves him.Then once again you will see the difference between godly people and sinful people. And you will see the difference between those who serve me and those who do not.

Everyone said good things about him. They were amazed at the gracious words they heard from his lips.“ Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.