He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.

seeketh

Proverbs 2:1-6 That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: incline thy heart to know prudence. . . .

Matthew 13:11,44 Who answered and said to them: Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: but to them it is not given. . . .

Mark 4:11 And he said to them: To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all things are done in parables:

Ephesians 5:15-17 See therefore, brethren, how you walk circumspectly: not as unwise, . . .

intermeddleth

Proverbs 14:10 The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle.

Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment.

Proverbs 20:3,19 It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches. . . .

Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the Lord, and the king: and have nothing to do with detractors.

Proverbs 26:17 As he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that passeth by in anger, and meddleth with another man's quarrel.

Isaiah 26:8,9 And in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, we have patiently waited for thee: thy name, and thy remembrance are the desire of the soul. . . .

Jeremiah 15:17 I sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did I make a boast of the presence of thy hand: I sat alone, because thou hast filled me with threats.

Matthew 22:35 And one of them, a doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him: