Bible Dictionary: Naive

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(a.) Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks.

Greek

1388. dolos -- a bait, fig. craft, deceit
... 1388 ("deceit motivated by ") uses to snare (deceive) people which implies to
exploit the naive (undiscerning) -- them through (with) their . ...
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213. alazon -- vagabond, hence an impostor, boaster
... enough to take him seriously! This kind of person , so he must always keep
moving on to new, naive listeners. [As a masculine noun ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6612a. pethi -- simple, perhaps open-minded
... 6612, 6612a. pethi. 6612b . simple, perhaps open-minded. Transliteration:
pethi Short Definition: naive. Word Origin from pathah ...
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6615. pethiyyuth -- simplicity
... 6614, 6615. pethiyyuth. 6616 . simplicity. Transliteration: pethiyyuth
Phonetic Spelling: (peth-ah-yooth') Short Definition: naive. ...
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Library

Introduction
... The Diary relates in simple, naive style the experiences which befell the narrator
as he followed his hard path of duty, and incidentally it reveals a fine and ...
/.../pringle/the record of a quaker conscience cyrus pringles diary/introduction.htm

The Permanent Significance of the Old Testament
... to-day as they were when they were first written, more than twenty years ago: "A
theory is already propounded, both in private and in a naive simple way in ...
/.../chapter vi the permanent significance.htm

Those for whom Christ Prayed --"Sanctify Them. "
... A great concourse is drawn and held spell-bound by a naive, graceful, eloquent,
artless preacher who uses "lilies," and the "grass of the field," and the "sower ...
/.../rees/the heart-cry of jesus/chapter iii those for whom.htm

Arrest and Trial of Jesus.
... The procedure against the "corrupter" (mesith), who sought to injure the purity
of religion, is explained in the Talmud, with details, the naive impudence of ...
/.../renan/the life of jesus/chapter xxiv arrest and trial.htm

Carthago Veneris
... Veni Carthaginem"in these simple words there is a touch of naive emphasis which
reveals the bewilderment of the Numidian student just landed in the great city ...
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Chapter xlvii
... Neither is there anything "naive" about the view that these simple shepherds appeared
before the very presence of the great Egyptian king, as Israelites did in ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xlvii.htm

Walter Von Der Vogelweide
... of his poems are like those of the other Minne-singers, filled with praises of his
lady, and of the May-time,"graceful, tender, often quaint and naive lyrics ...
/.../winkworth/christian singers of germany/walter von der vogelweide.htm

Introduction to Ad Afros Epistola Synodica.
... now very near his end, in winning over all Egypt to unanimity in faith and in personal
attachment to himself, is quaintly reflected in the naive assurance (Sec ...
/.../select works and letters or athanasius/introduction to ad afros epistola.htm

Chapter xii
... Dillmann gives a somewhat naive statement of the case when he says: "Nowadays, of
course, everybody quite takes it for granted that all these tales about the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter xii.htm

A Royal Seeker after Wisdom
... splendours of his household, and the effect which these produced on the queen; but
the whole account of Solomon's reign is marked by the same naive blending of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/a royal seeker after wisdom.htm

Thesaurus

Naive (16 Occurrences)
... (a.) Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive
manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks. ...
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History (57 Occurrences)
... The oldest narratives concerning Jacob, Joseph, the Judges, David and others reveal
a naive and childlike naturalness, while in the Books of Chronicles only ...
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Israel (27466 Occurrences)
... The oldest narratives concerning Jacob, Joseph, the Judges, David and others reveal
a naive and childlike naturalness, while in the Books of Chronicles only ...
/i/israel.htm - 101k

Nai'oth (5 Occurrences)
Nai'oth. Naioth, Nai'oth. Naive . ... and what is my sin before thy father, that
he seeketh my life?' (See RSV). Naioth, Nai'oth. Naive . Reference Bible.
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Last (1087 Occurrences)
... is possible only when an exalted idea of God has been attained, although it may
afterward be united with crasser theories, as in certain naive conceptions of ...
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Infinitude
... 4. Anthropomorphisms: The anthropomorphisms of the Bible, indeed, are often exceedingly
naive, as when Yahweh is said to "go down" to see what is being done ...
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Infinite (8 Occurrences)
... 4. Anthropomorphisms: The anthropomorphisms of the Bible, indeed, are often exceedingly
naive, as when Yahweh is said to "go down" to see what is being done ...
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Confusion (71 Occurrences)
... the facts. It is indicated by the very primitive, naive theology, which
is much less developed than that of J as a whole. And the ...
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Affliction (120 Occurrences)
... the people's sins. But this naive belief, though it contains an important
element of truth, could not pass uncontested. The logic ...
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Bible Concordance

Naive (16 Occurrences)

Romans 16:18 For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent. things of iron, and wood for the things of wood; onyx stones, and stones
(See NIV)

Proverbs 1:4 To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:
(See NAS)

Proverbs 1:22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
(See NAS)

Proverbs 1:32 For the turning back of the simple from teaching will be the cause of their death, and the peace of the foolish will be their destruction.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 7:7 I saw among the young men one without sense,
(See NAS)

Proverbs 8:5 Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 9:4 Whoever is simple, let him come in here; and to him who has no sense, she says:
(See NAS)

Proverbs 9:13 The foolish woman is full of noise; she has no sense at all.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 9:16 Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:
(See NAS)

Proverbs 14:15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 14:18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 19:25 When blows overtake the man of pride, the simple will get sense; say sharp words to the wise, and knowledge will be made clear to him.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 21:11 When the man of pride undergoes punishment, the simple man gets wisdom; and by watching the wise he gets knowledge.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 22:3 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 27:12 The sharp man sees the evil and takes cover: the simple go straight on and get into trouble.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 45:20 So you shall do on the seventh day of the month for everyone who errs, and for him who is simple: so you shall make atonement for the house.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Naive

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