If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; even in the land of uprightness he deals unjustly and does not regard the majesty of the LORD, establishing that those who receive unwarranted leniency fail to learn the lessons that judgment teaches and persist in wickedness despite favorable conditions. The contrast between favor shown and failure to learn righteousness suggests that avoiding consequences can harden rather than soften the human heart. The land of uprightness refers to places where righteousness is exemplified and taught, yet the wicked, even in such environments, remain resistant to learning. The failure to regard God's majesty—God's greatness and power—suggests that the fundamental failure of the wicked is not moral weakness but spiritual blindness, an inability or unwillingness to perceive God's reality. This verse explains why judgment is sometimes necessary: without it, some are incapable of learning.

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