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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Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.
To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.
"How long will you simpletons love naivet?? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here," she says to those who lack understanding.
A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.
A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
Your obedience is known to all and thus I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the saints' inheritance in the light.