Worth One’s Salt
My friend Martha said her father described a few of her boyfriends as not worth the salt that went in their bread. He meant they were not worth much.
To be worth one’s salt means a person does a job well.
According to The Phrase Finder, “To be ‘worth one’s salt’ is to be worth one’s pay. Our word salary derives from the Latin salarium, (sal is the Latin word for salt).”
A person worth one’s salt earns respect because of good work. He or she gives a good day’s work for a good day’s pay rather than give a lick and a promise.
Salt adds flavor to food.
If not overdone, salt makes many foods taste better.
Salt also preserves food.
It helps prevent spoiling.
Like salt, people can add flavor to and help preserve the world.
Anyone makes the world a better place to live when he or she.
- Does the best work possible
- Takes care of God’s creation
- Helps and respects others
- Shares God’s love
“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other” (Mark 9:50 NIV).
Thanks to Martha Patton for the suggestion.
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