Hi David, great article and love your insight here. Proverbs 22:24-25 says "Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare." You know everyone says that you are the average of 5 people and it's true. Being around good individuals will help you to be merciful to toxic people or conversely, it'll make you be toxic as well. God bless you David!