'Rightly' in the Bible

And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

and Moses saith, 'Rightly hast thou spoken, I add not any more to see thy face.'

'Rightly are the daughters of Zelophehad speaking; thou dost certainly give to them a possession of an inheritance in the midst of their father's brethren, and hast caused to pass over the inheritance of their father to them.

And Moses commandeth the sons of Israel, by the command of Jehovah, saying, 'Rightly are the tribe of the sons of Joseph speaking;

I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

“Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing;And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside.

And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, 'Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

And now, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go ye unto My servant Job, and ye have caused a burnt-offering to ascend for you; and Job My servant doth pray for you, for surely his face I accept, so as not to do with you folly, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

You have ordered your decrees to us rightly, and they are very faithful.

The wise will hear and increase their learning,And the person of understanding will acquire wise counsel and the skill [to steer his course wisely and lead others to the truth],

Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.

“By me princes rule, and nobles,All who judge rightly.

Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

The tongue of the wise speaks knowledge that is pleasing and acceptable,But the [babbling] mouth of fools spouts folly.

Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

And I have also seen the wicked buried and going away; and such as had acted rightly went from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city. This also is vanity.

The Preacher sought to find delightful words, even to write correctly words of truth.

“Draw me after you and let us run together!The king has brought me into his chambers.” “We will rejoice in you and be glad;We will extol your love more than wine.Rightly do they love you.”

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.

The one who lives righteouslyand speaks rightly,who refuses gain from extortion,whose hand never takes a bribe,who stops his ears from listening to murderous plotsand shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—

Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil.

The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.

But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,Who tests the feelings and the heart (mind),Let me see Your vengeance on them,For to You I have committed my cause.

"So now then, say, please, to the {people} of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, {saying}, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Look, I [am] preparing evil against you, and [I am] planning a plan against you. Please turn back, each one from his evil way, and walk rightly [in] your ways and your deeds." '

For the land is full of adulterers;the land mourns because of the curse,and the grazing lands in the wilderness have dried up.Their way of life has become evil,and their power is not rightly used

And fall upon me doth the Spirit of Jehovah, and He saith unto me, 'Say: Thus said Jehovah: Rightly ye have said, O house of Israel, And the steps of your spirit I have known.

But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,

And thou, son of man, say unto the house of Israel: Rightly ye have spoken, saying: Surely our transgressions and our sins are on us, And in them we are wasting away, How, then, do we live?

They have called to them rightly, They have gone from before them, To lords they do sacrifice, And to graven images they make perfume.

You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:‘This people honors Me with their lips,But their heart is far away from Me.

So the Scribe said to Him, "Rightly, in very truth, Rabbi, have you said that He stands alone, and there is none but He;

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

And we rightly so, for we are getting what we deserve for what we did, but this man has done nothing wrong."

The woman answered and said to him, "I do not have a husband." Jesus said to her, "You have said rightly, 'I do not have a husband,'

The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?”

You call me 'The Rabbi' and 'The Master,' and rightly so, for such I am.

“If I have spoken wrongly,” Jesus answered him, “give evidence about the wrong; but if rightly, why do you hit Me?”

And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,

And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.

But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.

Rightly enough you are giving thanks, and yet your neighbor is not benefited.

They are not rightly zealous after you, but desire to shut you out from us, that ye may be zealous after them.

In whom all the building, rightly joined together, comes to be a holy house of God in the Lord;

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Pray for us: for we persuade ourselves that we have a good conscience, in all things desirous to walk rightly.

If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.