Colossians 4:6 Cross References

Colossians 4:6

6: Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.

Ephesians 4:29

  1. Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

1 Peter 3:15

  1. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

  1. It is pleasant to listen to wise words, but the speech of fools brings them to ruin.

Mark 9:50

  1. Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other."

Proverbs 15:7

  1. Only the wise can give good advice; fools cannot do so.

Proverbs 15:4

  1. Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Colossians 3:16

  1. Let the words of Christ, in all their richness, live in your hearts and make you wise. Use his words to teach and counsel each other. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.

Proverbs 22:17

  1. Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.
  2. For it is good to keep these sayings deep within yourself, always ready on your lips.

Matthew 5:13

  1. "You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it useful again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

Proverbs 16:21

  1. The wise are known for their understanding, and instruction is appreciated if it's well presented.
  2. Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools.
  3. From a wise mind comes wise speech; the words of the wise are persuasive.
  4. Kind words are like honey--sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

Psalms 119:46

  1. I will speak to kings about your decrees, and I will not be ashamed.

Proverbs 10:21

  1. The godly give good advice, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

Proverbs 25:11

  1. Timely advice is as lovely as golden apples in a silver basket.
  2. Valid criticism is as treasured by the one who heeds it as jewelry made from finest gold.

Leviticus 2:13

  1. Season all your grain offerings with salt, to remind you of God's covenant. Never forget to add salt to your grain offerings.

Matthew 12:34

  1. You brood of snakes! How could evil men like you speak what is good and right? For whatever is in your heart determines what you say.
  2. A good person produces good words from a good heart, and an evil person produces evil words from an evil heart.

Psalms 45:2

  1. You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.

Psalms 105:2

  1. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his miracles.

Psalms 78:3

  1. stories we have heard and know, stories our ancestors handed down to us.
  2. We will not hide these truths from our children but will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the LORD. We will tell of his power and the mighty miracles he did.

Psalms 71:23

  1. I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have redeemed me.
  2. I will tell about your righteous deeds all day long, for everyone who tried to hurt me has been shamed and humiliated.

Proverbs 26:4

  1. When arguing with fools, don't answer their foolish arguments, or you will become as foolish as they are.
  2. When arguing with fools, be sure to answer their foolish arguments, or they will become wise in their own estimation.

Deuteronomy 6:6

  1. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands I am giving you today.
  2. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again.

Psalms 119:13

  1. I have recited aloud all the laws you have given us.

2 Kings 2:20

  1. Elisha said, "Bring me a new bowl with salt in it." So they brought it to him.
  2. Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water and threw the salt into it. And he said, "This is what the LORD says: I have made this water wholesome. It will no longer cause death or infertility. "
  3. And sure enough! The water has remained wholesome ever since, just as Elisha said.

Psalms 40:9

  1. I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O LORD, well know.
  2. I have not kept this good news hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. I have told everyone in the great assembly of your unfailing love and faithfulness.

Psalms 66:16

  1. Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.

Psalms 37:30

  1. The godly offer good counsel; they know what is right from wrong.
  2. They fill their hearts with God's law, so they will never slip from his path.

Deuteronomy 11:19

  1. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again.

Luke 4:22

  1. All who were there spoke well of him and were amazed by the gracious words that fell from his lips. "How can this be?" they asked. "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

1 Chronicles 16:24

  1. Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.

Psalms 71:15

  1. I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, for I am overwhelmed by how much you have done for me.
  2. I will praise your mighty deeds, O Sovereign LORD. I will tell everyone that you alone are just and good.
  3. O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I have constantly told others about the wonderful things you do.
  4. Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.

Luke 20:20

  1. Watching for their opportunity, the leaders sent secret agents pretending to be honest men. They tried to get Jesus to say something that could be reported to the Roman governor so he would arrest Jesus.
  2. They said, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You sincerely teach the ways of God.
  3. Now tell us--is it right to pay taxes to the Roman government or not?"
  4. He saw through their trickery and said,
  5. "Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped on it?Caesar's," they replied.

Malachi 3:16

  1. Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other, and the LORD listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and loved to think about him.
  2. "They will be my people," says the LORD Almighty. "On the day when I act, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient and dutiful child.
  3. Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."
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