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Salt

New King James Version (NKJV)

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Salt

18 verses13 books10 themes

Salt

A symbol of purity, preservation, and covenant in the Bible.

Salt is a powerful and recurring symbol throughout Scripture, representing purity, preservation, and the enduring nature of God's covenant with His people. This study explores the multifaceted significance of salt, from its use in sacrifices to its metaphorical role in the life of a believer.

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Summary by Book

Old Testament

Leviticus

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Leviticus 2:13
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And every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt.

Numbers

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Numbers 18:19
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All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.

Deuteronomy

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Deuteronomy 29:23
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‘The whole land is brimstone, salt, and burning; it is not sown, nor does it bear, nor does any grass grow there, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and His wrath.’

Joshua

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Joshua 15:62
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Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En Gedi: six cities with their villages.

Judges

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Judges 9:45
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So Abimelech fought against the city all that day; he took the city and killed the people who were in it; and he demolished the city and sowed it with salt.

2 Chronicles

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2 Chronicles 13:5
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Should you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the dominion over Israel to David forever, to him and his sons, by a covenant of salt?

Ezra

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Ezra 7:22
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up to one hundred talents of silver, one hundred kors of wheat, one hundred baths of wine, one hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribed limit.

Job

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Job 6:6
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Can flavorless food be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

2 Kings

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2 Kings 2:21
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Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ”

New Testament

Matthew

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Matthew 5:13
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You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.

Matthew 5:14
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You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Matthew 5:15
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Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

Matthew 5:16
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Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

Mark

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Mark 9:49
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For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

Mark 9:50
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Salt is good, but if the salt loses its flavor, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another.

Luke

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Luke 14:34
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Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its flavor, how shall it be seasoned?

Luke 14:35
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It is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill, but men throw it out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Colossians

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Colossians 4:6
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Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Thematic Index

Covenant of Salt

Salt as Purification

Believers as Salt of the Earth

The Danger of Salt Losing its Savor

Speech Seasoned with Salt

Salt in Offerings and Sacrifices

Salt and Judgment

Salt and Provision

Salt and Flavor

The City of Salt

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.