Salt of the earth - wikipedia Salt of the earth Not to be confused with salting the earth. Look up salt of the earth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Salt of the earth may refer to : An English phrase referring to a person who is thoroughly decent Contents 1 Literature 2 Film 3 Music 4 Other uses Literature A metaphor that occurs in the Sermon on the Mount, part of a discourse on salt and light Matthew 5 : 13, the Bible verse in which this phrase appears A book by Pope Benedict XVI Film Salt of the Earth ( 1954 film ), an American drama Salt of the Earth : Palestinian Christians in the Northern West Bank, a 2004 documentary series The Salt of the Earth ( 2014 film ), a documentary Music `` Salt of the Earth '' ( song ), a track on The Rolling Stones ' 1968 album, Beggars Banquet Salt of the Earth ( The Soul Searchers album ), a 1974 album Salt of the Earth ( Ricky Skaggs & The Whites album ), a 2007 album Salt of the Earth ( EP ), a 2008 EP by Texas in July Other uses Salt of the Earth Strike ( 1950 -- 52 ), American miners ' strike better known as the Empire Zinc Strike Salt shakers at Red Robin restaurants Disambiguation page providing links to articles with similar titles This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Salt of the earth. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salt_of_the_earth&oldid=819609813 '' Categories : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories : Disambiguation pages with short description All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 10 January 2018, at 09 : 07. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the term salt of the earth come from
Answer: Matthew 5:13