Colossians 4:5-6

Lord give me the words to speak to those who do not know You personally so that Your grace manifested in me will draw them to Your salvation.

May our lives reflect Your fruit.

Paul refers to practical and transformational wisdom, not intellectual insight. Those who apply such wisdom can reflect God’s values and character. In the ancient world, salt was used to preserve food and enhance flavor. Conversation that is figuratively seasoned with salt is uplifting. Faithlife Bible.

Early Christians were often viewed with suspicion, distrust, and disdain. They were considered atheists because they would not worship the gods of Rome and Greece. Many labeled them as unpatriotic because they would not burn incense before the image of the emperor. Some accused the early Christians of participating in orgies because of their talk of “love feasts” (Jude 12). Others harbored suspicions that Christians were really cannibals, who ate and drank the blood and the body of the Lord. With such misrepresentations of Christian belief and practice running rampant, it was very important for misunderstandings to be dispelled by the virtuous and impeccable lives of Christian believers. NKJ Bible.

Colossians 4:5–6 (NKJV)

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.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 (NKJV)

¹² The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,

But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;

Ephesians 5:16 (NKJV)

¹⁶ redeeming the time, because the days are evil.