Luke 21:29-38

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The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁹And he told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. ³⁰As soon as they come out in leaf, you see ^(A)for yourselves and know that the summer is already near. ³¹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. ³²^(B)Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place. ³³^(C)Heaven and earth will pass away, but ^(D)my words will not pass away.

Watch Yourselves

³⁴“But watch yourselves ^(E)lest ^(F)your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and ^(G)cares of this life, and ^(H)that day come upon you suddenly ^(I)like a trap. ³⁵For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶But ^(J)stay awake at all times, ^(K)praying that you may ^(L)have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and ^(M)to stand before the Son of Man.”

³⁷And ^(N)every day he was teaching in the temple, but ^(O)at night he went out and lodged on ^(P)the mount called Olivet. ³⁸And early in the morning ^(Q)all the people came to him in the temple to hear him.

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Proverbs 20:16-30

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¹⁶^(A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and ^(B)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.^[a]
¹⁷^(C)Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man,
    but afterward his mouth will be full of ^(D)gravel.
¹⁸^(E)Plans are established by counsel;
    by ^(F)wise guidance ^(G)wage war.
¹⁹Whoever ^(H)goes about slandering reveals secrets;
    therefore do not associate with ^(I)a simple babbler.^[b]
²⁰^(J)If one curses his father or his mother,
    ^(K)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
²¹^(L)An inheritance gained hastily in the beginning
    will not be blessed in the end.
²²Do not say, ^(M)“I will repay evil”;
    ^(N)wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
²³^(O)Unequal weights are an abomination to the Lord,
    and ^(P)false scales are not good.
²⁴A man's ^(Q)steps are from the Lord;
    how then can man understand his way?
²⁵It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,”
    and to reflect only ^(R)after making vows.
²⁶A wise king ^(S)winnows the wicked
    and drives ^(T)the wheel over them.
²⁷^(U)The spirit^[c] of man is the lamp of the Lord,
    ^(V)searching all ^(W)his innermost parts.
²⁸^(X)Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
    and by steadfast love his ^(Y)throne is upheld.
²⁹The glory of young men is their strength,
    but ^(Z)the splendor of old men is their gray hair.
³⁰^(AA)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
    strokes make clean ^(AB)the innermost parts.