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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Then two hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem, who were invited and went innocently, and they did not know anything.
To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,
"How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge?
"Whoever is naive, let him turn in here!" To him who lacks understanding she says,
When the scoffer is punished, the naive becomes wise; But when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.
The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.
For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing 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 us to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light.