Reference: Simple And Simplicity
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Sometimes used in the Bible in a good sense, denoting sincerity, candor, and an artless ignorance of evil, Ro 16:19; 2Co 1:12; 11:3; sometimes in a bad sense, denoting heedless foolishness both mental and moral, Pr 1:22; 9:4; 14:15; 22:3; and sometimes in the sense of mere ignorance or inexperience, 2Sa 15:11; Pr 1:4; 21:11.
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And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem who were invited, and went in their simplicity. And they did not know anything.
to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion,
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, and fools hate knowledge?
He who is simple, let him turn in here. As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,
When a scoffer is punished, a simple man is made wise, and when a wise man is instructed, he receives knowledge.
A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
For your obedience reached to all men. Therefore I rejoice over you, but I want you to be indeed wise in the good and pure in the evil.
Giving thanks to the Father who made us qualified for the share of the portion of the sanctified in light.