Let your speech always be gracious , seasoned with salt , so that you may know how you should answer everyone . ~ Col. 4:5 (NET) From. Dr. Thomas Constable's commentary: Furthermore one should wisely suit his or her speech to each need. The words “seasoned with salt” refer to witty speech in classical Greek, but Paul probably meant attractive and wholesome speech in view of other biblical uses of the term salt. [207] “A child of God should have a conversation that deters evil. It should withhold evil rather than promote it. I think it also means that a Christian should not be boring.” [208] 208 McGee, 5:363.