Luke 14:34

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“Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?”

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BSBPD

“Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`The salt <FI>is<Fi> good, but if the salt doth become tasteless, with what shall it be seasoned?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 14:34 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 5:13You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
  2. Mark 9:49For everyone will be salted with fire.
  3. Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
  4. Hebrews 2:4and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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