Spurgeon goes on to equate this viper to people whose irritation is utterly unreasonable. They don’t have peace on the inside, therefore it probably won’t be possible for them to live with a consistency of peace on the outside. People who cause harm emotionally, physically, socially, sexually, financially, spiritually, intellectually, or relationally, whether they intend to or not, have a toxic impact on those who do life with them.
