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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.

2. (a.) Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.

3. (a.) Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.

4. (a.) Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.

5. (v. t.) To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

6. (v. t.) To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.

7. (v. t.) To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.

8. (v. t.) To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SECURE; SECURITY

se-kur', se-ku'-ri-ti: The word baTach and its derivatives in Hebrew point to security, either real or imaginary. Thus we read of a host that "was secure" (Judges 8:11) and of those "that provoke God (and) are secure" (Job 12:6); but also of a security that rests in hope and is safe (Job 11:18). The New Testament words (poieo amerimnous), used in Matthew 28:14 (the King James Version "secure you"), guarantee the safety of the soldiers, who witnessed against themselves, in the telling of the story of the disappearance of the body of Christ.

Securely is used in the sense of "trustful," "not anticipating danger" (Proverbs 3:29 Micah 2:8; Ecclesiasticus 4:15).

The word (hikanon, translated security (Acts 17:9), may stand either for a guaranty of good behavior exacted from, or for some form of punishment inflicted on, Jason and his followers by the rulers of Thessalonica.

Henry E. Dosker

Greek

805. asphalizo -- to make firm, secure
... to make firm, secure. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: asphalizo Phonetic Spelling:
(as-fal-id'-zo) Short Definition: I make safe Definition: I make safe ...
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950. bebaioo -- to confirm, secure
... to confirm, secure. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: bebaioo Phonetic Spelling:
(beb-ah-yo'-o) Short Definition: I confirm, ratify Definition: I confirm ...
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804. asphales -- certain, secure
... certain, secure. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: asphales Phonetic Spelling:
(as-fal-ace') Short Definition: safe, reliable, trustworthy Definition ...
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949. bebaios -- firm, secure
... firm, secure. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: bebaios Phonetic Spelling:
(beb'-ah-yos) Short Definition: firm, steadfast, enduring Definition: firm ...
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275. amerimnos -- free from care
... without care, secure. From a (as a negative particle) and merimna; not anxious --
without care(-fulness), secure. see GREEK a. see GREEK merimna. ...
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487. antilutron -- a ransom
... from 473 , "corresponding to, instead of/exchange" and 3083 , "ransom-price") --
properly, a , referring to Christ paying the complete to secure our () -- ie ...
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4160. poieo -- to make, do
... lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain,
perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X ...
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2696. katasphragizo -- to seal up
... Verb Transliteration: katasphragizo Phonetic Spelling: (kat-as-frag-id'-zo) Short
Definition: I seal and thus close Definition: I seal up, secure with a seal. ...
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5442. phulasso -- to guard, watch
... military guard). 5442 ("keep watch over, keep secure") emphasizes the needed
vigilance to keep what is entrusted. Thus 5442 () is ...
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3693. opisthen -- behind, after
... From opis (regard; from optanomai) with enclitic of source; from the rear (as a
secure aspect), ie At the back (adverb and preposition of place or time ...
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Strong's Hebrew

7600. shaanan -- at ease, secure
... 7599, 7600. shaanan. 7601 . at ease, secure. Transliteration: shaanan Phonetic
Spelling: (shah-an-awn') Short Definition: ease. ... secure, at ease, quiet. ...
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4869. misgab -- a secure height, retreat, stronghold
... 4868, 4869. misgab. 4870 . a secure height, retreat, stronghold. Transliteration:
misgab Phonetic Spelling: (mis-gawb') Short Definition: stronghold. ...
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987. battuchoth -- security, safety
... 986, 987. battuchoth. 988 . security, safety. Transliteration: battuchoth Phonetic
Spelling: (bat-too-khoth') Short Definition: secure. ... secure. ...
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982. batach -- to trust
... root Definition to trust NASB Word Usage bold (1), careless (1), complacent (3),
confident (2), fall down (1), felt secure (1), have (2), have confidence (1 ...
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983. betach -- security
... Word Origin from batach Definition security NASB Word Usage confidence (1), safely
(1), safety (6), secure (2), securely (21), security (8), unawares (1 ...
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2388. chazaq -- to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen
... 1), hold (4), hold his own (1), hold fast (5), holding (3), holds fast (3), joining
(1), laid hold (1), louder (1), made (1), made himself secure (1), made ...
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7966. shillum -- requital
... recompense, reward. Or shillum {shil-loom'}; from shalam; a requital, ie (secure)
retribution, (venal) a fee -- recompense, reward. see HEBREW shalam. ...
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7951. shalah -- to be quiet or at ease
... be happy, prosper, be in safety. Or shalav (Job 3:26) {shaw-lav'}; a primitive root;
to be tranquil, ie Secure or successful -- be happy, prosper, be in safety. ...
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7965. shalom -- completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
... 2), peace (153), peaceably (1), peaceful (2), peacefully (3), perfect peace (1),
prosperity (3), rose (1), safe (2), safely (7), safety (6), secure (1), state ...
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7599. shaan -- to be at ease or at peace, rest securely
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to be at ease or at peace, rest securely NASB
Word Usage been at ease (1), ease (3), secure (1). be at ease, be quiet, rest. ...
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Library

How to Secure a Prosperous Voyage
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END HOW TO SECURE A PROSPEROUS VOYAGE. 'And after
[Paul] had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/how to secure a prosperous.htm

No one is Certain and Secure of his Own Predestination and ...
... A Treatise on rebuke and grace, Chapter 40."No One is Certain and Secure
of His Own Predestination and Salvation. But, moreover ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 40 no one is certain.htm

Perfect Modesty Will Abstain from Whatever Tends to Sin, as Well ...
... Difference Between Trust and Presumption. If Secure Ourselves, We Must Not Put
Temptation in the Way of Others. We Must Love Our Neighbour as Ourself. ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter ii perfect modesty will abstain.htm

Whether the Intercession of the Demons Can Secure for Men the ...
... Book IX. Chapter 9."Whether the Intercession of the Demons Can Secure for
Men the Friendship of the Celestial Gods. How, then, can ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 9 whether the intercession of.htm

We Ought to be Anxious to Secure the Baptism of Infants.
... Book III. Chapter 22 [XIII.]"We Ought to Be Anxious to Secure the Baptism of
Infants. For this is the point aimed at by the controversy ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 22 xiii we ought to.htm

The Contemplative State More Perfect. ...
... Sec. 1. The contemplative state more perfect. Sec. 2. And also more easy and secure.
Sec. 3. Of which yet the most simple and ignorant are capable. Sec. Sec. ...
/.../chapter iii the contemplative state.htm

Christ Before Pilate.
... concealed the real grounds on which they had condemned Jesus, and sought to have
him put to death as a dangerous character who aimed to secure the kingly power ...
/.../johnson/the new testament commentary vol iii john/christ before pilate.htm

David's Charge to Solomon
... It was an assembly of officials and soldiers whose adherence to Solomon it was
all-important to secure, especially in regard to the project for building the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/davids charge to solomon.htm

Discerning Prayer.
... But as set in operation for man's good, so, in an exigency that may make necessary
their suspension, to secure his deliverance from peril and bring man back to ...
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The Foundation of God
... Brethren, the one foundation on which building, we can build secure, and safe as
well as secure, is that foundation which is laid in the incarnation, death ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the foundation of god.htm

Thesaurus

Secure (78 Occurrences)
... 3. (a.) Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain,
doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome. ...
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Security (41 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The condition or quality of being secure;
secureness. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SECURE; SECURITY. ...
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Tomb (70 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day,
lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the ...
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Epicureans (1 Occurrence)
... Philosophy he defined as "a daily business of speech and thought to secure a happy
life." 2. Egoistic Hedonism: His ethical teaching is therefore the central ...
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Magician (5 Occurrences)
... it is enough for him to know that by performing some act or reciting some formula
(see CHARM) or carrying some object (see AMULET) he can secure some desired ...
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Key (8 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank ... 16. (vt) To fasten or secure firmly;
to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Laish (8 Occurrences)
... departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived
in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there ...
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Guarantee (5 Occurrences)
... law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the
performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to secure (a possession ...
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Grave (128 Occurrences)
... Matthew 27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day,
lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the ...
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Whip (7 Occurrences)
... 11. (vt) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip. 12. (vt) To secure the end of
(a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff. 13. ...
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Bible Concordance

Secure (78 Occurrences)

Matthew 27:64 Command therefore that the tomb be made secure until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples come at night and steal him away, and tell the people,'He is risen from the dead;' and the last deception will be worse than the first."
(WEB WEY DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 27:65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard. Go, make it as secure as you can."
(WEB DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 27:66 So they went with the guard and made the tomb secure, sealing the stone.
(WEB WEY DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 28:14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
(KJV WBS)

Mark 5:3 This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;
(WEY)

Mark 8:35 For whoever is bent on securing his life will lose it, but he who loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the Good News, will secure it.
(WEY)

Acts 27:16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
(WEB WEY ASV RSV NIV)

1 Corinthians 7:35 This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
(See NAS RSV)

1 Corinthians 9:15 But I have used none of these things, and I don't write these things that it may be done so in my case; for I would rather die, than that anyone should make my boasting void.
(See RSV)

2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, beloved friends, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of body and of spirit, and secure perfect holiness through the fear of God.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 7:12 Therefore, though I wrote to you, it was not to punish the offender, nor to secure justice for him who had suffered the wrong, but it was chiefly in order that your earnest feeling on our behalf might become manifest to yourselves in the sight of God.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren, be joyful, secure perfection of character, take courage, be of one mind, live in peace. And then God who gives love and peace will be with you.
(WEY)

Philippians 3:14 with my eyes fixed on the goal I push on to secure the prize of God's heavenward call in Christ Jesus.
(WEY)

Hebrews 6:19 which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil,
(DBY NIV)

Hebrews 11:35 Women received back their dear ones alive from the dead; and others were put to death with torture, refusing the deliverance offered to them--that they might secure a better resurrection.
(WEY)

Hebrews 12:17 For you know that even afterwards, when he wished to secure the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no opportunity for undoing what he had done, though he sought the blessing earnestly with tears.
(WEY)

2 Peter 3:17 You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
(See NIV)

Exodus 9:19 And now send, and secure thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field: all the men and the cattle that are found in the field, and are not brought home on them the hail shall come down, and they shall die.
(DBY)

Numbers 24:21 And looking on the Kenites he went on with his story and said, Strong is your living-place, and your secret place is safe in the rock.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 24:10 When thou dost lend thy brother anything, thou shalt not go into his house to secure his pledge.
(DBY)

Deuteronomy 33:12 Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of Yahweh shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long. He dwells between his shoulders."
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 33:28 Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.
(See NIV)

Judges 8:11 Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army was secure.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 18:7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put them to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Judges 18:10 When you go, you shall come to a secure people, and the land is large; for God has given it into your hand, a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

Judges 18:27 They took that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure, and struck them with the edge of the sword; and they burnt the city with fire.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS)

2 Samuel 22:34 He makes his feet like hinds' feet, and sets me on my high places.
(See RSV)

2 Samuel 23:5 Most certainly my house is not so with God, yet he has made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure, for it is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he doesn't make it grow.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 2:45 But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever."
(See NIV)

2 Chronicles 11:17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
(See RSV)

2 Chronicles 21:4 Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.
(See NAS)

Ezra 9:8 Now for a little moment grace has been shown from Yahweh our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
(See RSV)

Job 5:24 You shall know that your tent is in peace. You shall visit your fold, and shall miss nothing.
(See NAS NIV)

Job 11:15 Surely then you shall lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:
(See RSV)

Job 11:18 You shall be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Job 12:5 A torch -- despised in the thoughts of the secure Is prepared for those sliding with the feet.
(YLT)

Job 12:6 The tents of robbers prosper. Those who provoke God are secure, who carry their God in their hands.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Job 12:19 He leads priests away stripped, and overthrows the mighty.
(See NAS)

Job 21:23 One dies in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
(See RSV NIV)

Job 40:23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
(See NIV)

Psalms 7:9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
(See NIV)

Psalms 16:5 Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 18:33 He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me on my high places.
(See RSV)

Psalms 30:6 Now I had said in my security: 'I shall never be moved.'
(See NIV)

Psalms 40:2 He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.
(See RSV)

Psalms 48:8 As we have heard, so we have seen, in the city of Yahweh of Armies, in the city of our God. God will establish it forever. Selah.
(See NIV)

Psalms 59:1 {To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me.
(DBY NAS)

Psalms 69:29 But I am afflicted and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me secure on high.
(DBY NAS)

Psalms 102:28 The children of Thy servants shall dwell securely, and their seed shall be established before Thee.'
(Root in JPS RSV)

Psalms 112:8 His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
(See NIV)

Psalms 122:6 O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 1:33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm."
(Root in WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Proverbs 11:15 He who is collateral for a stranger will suffer for it, but he who refuses pledges of collateral is secure.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Proverbs 14:26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, and he will be a refuge for his children.
(WEB NIV)

Proverbs 20:28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 27:24 For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no man pursueth; But the righteous are bold as a lion.
(See JPS)

Proverbs 29:14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 32:9 Give ear to my voice, you women who are living in comfort; give attention to my words, you daughters who have no fear of danger.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 32:10 In not much more than a year, you, who are not looking for evil, will be troubled: for the produce of the vine-gardens will be cut off, and there will be no getting in of the grapes.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 32:11 Be shaking with fear, you women who are living in comfort; be troubled, you who have no fear of danger: take off your robes and put on clothing of grief.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 32:18 And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
(See JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 33:23 Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.
(See NIV)

Isaiah 47:10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
(See JPS NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?
(See JPS)

Jeremiah 12:5 If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? and though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?
(WEB JPS ASV)

Jeremiah 22:21 I spoke to you in your prosperity; but you said, I will not hear. This has been your manner from your youth, that you didn't obey my voice.
(See NIV)

Jeremiah 46:27 But don't you be afraid, Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, Israel: for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 30:9 In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish on them, as in the day of Egypt; for, behold, it comes.
(See NAS)

Ezekiel 34:27 The tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase, and they shall be secure in their land; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have broken the bars of their yoke, and have delivered them out of the hand of those who made slaves of them.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 8:25 And through his cunning he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in time of security shall he destroy many; he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
(See NIV)

Daniel 11:21 And in his place shall stand up a contemptible person, upon whom had not been conferred the majesty of the kingdom; but he shall come in time of security, and shall obtain the kingdom by blandishments.
(See NIV)

Amos 6:1 Woe to those who are at ease in Zion, and to those who are secure on the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come!
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Micah 5:4 He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
(See RSV NIV)

Zephaniah 2:15 This is the joyous city that lived carelessly, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is none besides me." How she has become a desolation, a place for animals to lie down in! Everyone who passes by her will hiss, and shake their fists.
(See NAS RSV)

Zechariah 1:15 I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity."
(See NIV)

Zechariah 14:11 Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Secure

Related Terms

Security (41 Occurrences)

Tomb (70 Occurrences)

Epicureans (1 Occurrence)

Magician (5 Occurrences)

Key (8 Occurrences)

Laish (8 Occurrences)

Guarantee (5 Occurrences)