We didn’t know each other when we arrived at this summer camp in eastern Kansas, but we three become friends over night during our sophomore year of high school. We did everything together at the camp.

One night one of our threesome did something he should not have done. After he did what he did we all went back to our tent and went to bed. A couple hours later after the dozen boys in our old army barracks tent were all asleep the leaders of the camp were banging on our door. They were screaming the threesomes friends last names and demanding we come outside the tent immediately.

It was a hot summer night and all we had on was our underwear and we were sleeping on top of our cots. We three jumped up and ran outside. We were told to line up and stand at attention. The leaders then started asking us which one of us three had done the terrible deed? None of us said anything.

The leaders then started yelling in our faces, telling us what they were going to do to all three of us if we didn’t tell on the one that did the terrible deed. We refused to talk. We were friends and we were all going to go down together, if those leaders couldn’t figure out which one of us was guilty.

The Bible has many thoughts on friends and what we should do. Be wise this summer.

Proverbs 12:26 The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend is always loyal and a brother is born to help in time of need.

Proverbs 18:24 One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Proverbs 22:24-25 Do not be a friend of one who has a bad temper and never keep company with a hothead or you will learn his ways and set a trap for yourself.