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

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
speech a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech N-NMS H3056 λόγος logos (log'-os)
[be] alway at all times Adv H3842 πάντοτε pantote (pan'-tot-eh)
grace, grace, kindness N-DFS H5485 χάριτι charis (khar'-ece)
seasoned to make ready, to season (food) V-RPM/P-NMS H741 ἠρτυμένος artuo (ar-too'-o)
with salt, salt N-DNS H217 ἅλατι halas (hal'-as)
how how? Adv H4459 πῶς pos (poce)
ought it is necessary V-PIA-3S H1163 δεῖ dei (die)
to answer to answer V-PNM/P H611 ἀποκρίνεσθαι apokrinomai (ap-ok-ree'-nom-ahee)
every each, every Adj-DMS H1538 ἑκάστῳ hekastos (hek'-as-tos)
man. one Adj-DMS H1520 ἑνὶ heis (hice)

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King James Bible Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Berean Bible Let your speech be alway with always in grace, having been seasoned with salt, that ye may to know how ye ought it behooves you to answer every man.each one.
Hebrew Greek English Let your speech always be alway with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that ye may you will know how ye ought you should respond to answer every man.each person.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Let your speech always be alway with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that ye may you will know how ye ought you should respond to answer every man.each person.