Honest words are convincing, but you are talking nonsense.

(SEE 16:1)

Put salt on every grain offering, because salt represents the covenant between you and God. (You must put salt on all your offerings.)

"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, there is no way to make it salty again.

Your speech should always be pleasant and interesting, and you should know how to give the right answer to everyone.

But you think I am lying--- you think I can't tell right from wrong.

But just as your tongue enjoys tasting food, your ears enjoy hearing words.

You know good food when you taste it, but not wise words when you hear them.

How sweet is the taste of your instructions--- sweeter even than honey!

For how can those who abandon their faith be brought back to repent again? They were once in God's light; they tasted heaven's gift and received their share of the Holy Spirit;

they knew from experience that God's word is good, and they had felt the powers of the coming age.