King James Bible Dictionary

For debt
Debt; Surety

False security

Promises peace and long life
Job 29:18

Is ignorant of God and truth
Psalms 10:4; Psalms 50:21

Trusts in lies
Isaiah 28:15; Revelation 3:17

Is inconsiderate and forgetful
Isaiah 47:7

Relies on earthly treasures
Jeremiah 49:4; Jeremiah 49:16

Is deceived by pride
Obadiah 1:3; Revelation 18:7

Puts off the evil day
Amos 6:3

Leads to increased guilt
Ecclesiastes 8:11

Its refuge shall be scattered
Isaiah 28:17

Ruin shall overtake it
Isaiah 47:9; Amos 9:10

God is against it
Jeremiah 21:13; Ezekiel 39:6; Amos 6:1
Confidence, False; Self-deception; Self-delusion

SECU'RITY, noun. [Latin securitas.]

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. 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.

6. 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

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