Trust ye not in a friend] There is no more faith, nor loyaltie, no not even amongst the nearest friends. a guide] So are they called in Scripture, who by reason of their degree, dutie, or authoritie, are as it were the heads and directors of others: as the husband is of the wife, the schoolemaster of his scholars, and the counseller of the Prince, Psalms 55:14. Proverbs 16:28. &Proverbs 17:9. keep the doores of thy mouth] Discover not thy secret to thine own wife, Deuteronomy 13:6. for fear lest she betray thee.