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Security [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. . [Latin securitas .]

2. Protection; effectual defense or saftey from danger of any kind; as a chain of forts erected for the security of the frontiers.

3. That which protects or guards from danger. A navy constitutes the security of Great Britain from invasion.

4. Freedom from fear or apprehension; confidence of safety; whence, negligence in providing means of defense. Security is dangerous, for it exposes men to attack when unprepared. Security in sin is the worst condition of the sinner.

5. Safety; certainty. We have no security for peace with Algiers, but the dread of our navy.

6. Anything given or deposited to secure the payment of a debt, or the performance of a contract; as a bond with surety, a mortgage, the indorsement of a responsible man, a pledge, etc.

7. Something given or done to secure peace or good behavior. Violent and dangerous men are obliged to give security for their good behavior, or for keeping the peace. This security

8. in being bound with one or more sureties in a recognizance to the king or state.

Security [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.

2. Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care; confidence of power of safety; hence, assurance; certainty.

3. Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.

4. Freedom from risk; safety.

5. That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard; defense.

6. Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or the like; surety; pledge.

7. One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself for the performance of another's obligation.

8. An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.

Safety Roget’s Thesaurus §664

N. safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler|, zarp|, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c. anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence

V. be safe, keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon, ride out the storm, weather the storm, light upon one's feet, land on one's feet, bear a charmed life, escape, make safe, render safe, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter

Adj. safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible|, inexpugnable, achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative) 709, protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, adv, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, phr, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, dieu vous garde

Security Roget’s Thesaurus §771

N. security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, # bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, i, o, u, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil

V. give security, give bail, give substantial bail, go bail, pawn, impawn, spout, mortgage, hypothecate, impignorate, guarantee, warrant, warrantee, assure, accept, indorse, underwrite, insure, cosign, countersign, sponsor, cosponsor, execute, stamp, sign, seal, let, sett, grant a lease, take a lease, hold a lease, hold in pledge, lend on security

Phr. bonis avibus, "gone where the woodbine twineth"

Hope Roget’s Thesaurus §858

N. hope, hopes, desire, fervent hope, sanguine # expectation, trust, confidence, reliance, faith, affiance, assurance, secureness, security, reassurance, good omen, good auspices, promise, well grounded hopes, good prospect, bright prospect, clear sky, assumption, presumption, anticipation, hopefulness, buoyancy, optimism, enthusiasm, heart of grace, aspiration, optimist, utopian, utopist, castles in the air, castles in spain, chateaux en espagne, le pot aut lait, utopia, millennium, day dream, golden dream, dream of alnaschar, airy hopes, fool's paradise, mirage, fond hope, beam of hope, ray of hope, gleam of hope, glimmer of hope, flash of hope, dawn of hope, star of hope, cheer, bit of blue sky, silver lining, silver lining of the cloud, bottom of pandora's box, balm in gilead, light at the end of the tunnel, anchor, sheet anchor, mainstay, staff, heaven

V. hope, trust, confide, rely on, put one's trust in, lean upon, pin one's hope upon, pin one's faith upon, feel hope, entertain hope, harbor hope, indulge hope, cherish hope, feed hope, foster hope, nourish hope, encourage hope, cling to hope, live in hope, &c. n, see land, feel assured, rest assured, feel confident, rest confident, presume, promise oneself, expect, hope for, anticipate, be hopeful, look on the bright side of, view on the sunny side, voir en couleur de rose, make the best of it, hope for the best, put a good face upon, put a bold face upon, put the best face upon, keep one's spirits up, take heart, take heart of grace, be of good heart, be of good cheer, flatter oneself, "lay the flattering unction to one's soul" catch at a straw, hope against hope, reckon one's chickens before they are hatched, count one's chickens before they are hatched, give hope, inspire hope, raise hope, hold out hope, promise, bid fair, augur well, be in a fair way, look up, flatter, tell a flattering tale, raise expectations, encourage, cheer, assure, reassure, buoy up, embolden

Adj. hoping, in hopes, hopeful, confident, secure, sanguine, in good heart, buoyed up, buoyant, elated, flushed, exultant, enthusiastic, heartsome, utopian, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, fearless, free from fear, free from suspicion, free from distrust, free from despair, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exempt from distrust, exempt from despair, undespairing, self reliant, probable, on the high road to, within sight of shore, within sight of land, promising, propitious, of promise, full of promise, of good omen, auspicious, de bon augure, reassuring, encouraging, cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright, roseate, couleur de rose, rose- colored

Adv. hopefully

Int. god speed, phr, nil desperandum, never say die, dum spiro spero, latet scintillula forsan, all is for the best, spero meliora, every cloud has a silver lining, "the wish being father to the thought", "hope told a flattering tale", rusticus expectat dum defluat amnis, at spes non fracta, ego spem prietio non emo, un dieu est ma fiance, "hope! thou nurse of young desire", in hoc signo spes mea, in hoc signo vinces, la speranza e il pan de miseri, l'esperance est le songe d'un homme eveille, "the mighty hopes that make us men", "the sickening pang of hope deferred"

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4 KJV and 20 BSB verses contain “security” — showing the first 20. Show all 24 verses (searchable)

Leviticus 6:2

If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;

“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor

Deuteronomy 24:6

No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man’s life to pledge.

Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.

Deuteronomy 24:10

When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

When you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to collect security.

Deuteronomy 24:11

Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.

You are to stand outside while the man to whom you are lending brings the security out to you.

Deuteronomy 24:12

And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

Deuteronomy 24:17

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:

Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

2 Kings 20:19

Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?

But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”

Job 8:14

Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider’s web.

His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

Job 22:6

For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.

Job 24:23

Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways.

He gives them a sense of security, but His eyes are on their ways.

Job 31:24

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

Proverbs 6:1

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

Proverbs 11:15

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

Proverbs 17:18

A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

Proverbs 22:26

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

Do not be one who gives pledges, who puts up security for debts.

Proverbs 27:13

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.

Isaiah 38:14

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”

Isaiah 39:8

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”

Acts 17:9

And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

And they collected bond from Jason and the others, and then released them.