The Buddha shares in brief the four kinds of good verabl conduct - 1) truthful speech, 2) non-divisive speech, 3) gentle speech, and 4) wise counsel.
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacīsucaritāni. Katamāni cattāri?
“Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of |good verabl conduct::good behavior in speech [vacīsucarita]|. What four?
1 Saccavācā,
1 |Truthful speech::speaking what is true [saccavācā]|,
2 apisuṇā vācā,
2 |non-divisive speech::not slanderous, not defamatory, not malicious [apisuṇa vācā]|,
3 saṇhā vācā,
3 |gentle speech::spoken politely, with a mind of loving-kindness [saṇhā vācā]|,
4 mantabhāsā
4 |wise counsel::relevant, beneficial, to the point [mantabhāsā]|.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacīsucaritānī”ti.
These are the four kinds of good verabl conduct.”
“Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of |good verabl conduct::good behavior in speech [vacīsucarita]|. What four?
1 |Truthful speech::speaking what is true [saccavācā]|,
2 |non-divisive speech::not slanderous, not defamatory, not malicious [apisuṇa vācā]|,
3 |gentle speech::spoken politely, with a mind of loving-kindness [saṇhā vācā]|,
4 |wise counsel::relevant, beneficial, to the point [mantabhāsā]|.
These are the four kinds of good verabl conduct.”
“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacīsucaritāni. Katamāni cattāri?
1 Saccavācā,
2 apisuṇā vācā,
3 saṇhā vācā,
4 mantabhāsā
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacīsucaritānī”ti.