## Mivchar HaPeninim Chapter 23

###### Mivchar HaPeninim 23:1
[Mivchar HaPeninim 23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mivchar%20HaPeninim/r/23:1)

אמר החכם אל תתחבר אלא למי שמכיר ערך מעלתו. אז טוב לך בחברתו:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
272. ASSOCIATE only with such as value their position, for there is no solace in those who are regardless of self-respect.


###### Mivchar HaPeninim 23:2
[Mivchar HaPeninim 23:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mivchar%20HaPeninim/r/23:2)

ואמר מי שרוחו יקרה ודעתו נוחה. חבורתו טובה. ואהבתו מתמדת:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
273. Agreeable intercourse and uninterrupted friendship are the results of an exalted mind, graced with urbanity.


###### Mivchar HaPeninim 23:3
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ואמר החבורה הטובה מצלת מן הרעות:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
274. Good companionship protects from evil.