nepiazo describes being childlike with respect to evil while maintaining mature thinking.

The sole attested use sets childlike conduct toward evil in contrast with immature thinking, calling for mature understanding.

1. Childlike in relation to evil · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 14:20, the present active plural form occurs in the instruction to be childlike in evil while being mature in thinking; the APB renders the clause "but be childlike in evil."

   1 Corinthians 14:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Corinthians 14:20, the APB presents the term in the contrastive instruction "but be childlike in evil." This rendering is read within the verse's broader contrast with mature thinking.