Sometimes used in the Bible in a good sense, denoting sincerity, candor, and an artless ignorance of evil, Ro 16:192Co 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 15:11Pr 1:4 21:11.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.