Hukhta - Good Words
The second pillar: speaking truthfully and beneficially.
Hukhta (good words) follows good thoughts. Speech should be truthful, kind, and beneficial. Lies, harsh words, and harmful speech violate Asha and strengthen the forces of evil.
Let your words be true and bring no harm.
Speech bridges thought and action.
Core Ethics
Written about in
- What Zoroastrianism says about truth and lying
Good words means true and beneficial, not merely accurate. Harsh and harmful speech are grouped with lies as violations of Asha, which closes the escape route of being cruel while technically telling the truth.