Isaiah 26:10

Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 63:10 shows Israel rebelling and grieving the Holy Spirit despite God's favor—the same pattern of wickedness persisting under grace.

Isaiah 5:12 Parallel

Isaiah 5:12 decries those who 'do not regard the deeds of the LORD'—the same blindness as the wicked not seeing His majesty here.

Isaiah 24:5 Related theme

Isaiah 24:5 speaks of the earth defiled by people breaking laws and covenant — a broader description of the same wickedness.

Revelation 2:21 says God gave time to repent but she was unwilling — exactly the refusal to respond to grace seen here.

Exodus 8:15 Parallel

Exodus 8:15 depicts Pharaoh hardening his heart after the frogs are removed—a classic example of favor not teaching righteousness.

Romans 2:4 Parallel

Romans 2:4 states God's kindness is meant to lead to repentance, yet people show contempt — mirroring the wicked's failure to learn.

Micah 3:10-12 details building with blood and iniquity, leading to Zion's destruction—echoing the unjust dealing in the land of uprightness here.

Hosea 13:6 Parallel

Hosea 13:6 shows God's provision leading to satisfaction, pride, and forgetting Him — the same ingratitude for grace seen here.

Hosea 11:7 Parallel

Hosea 11:7 describes people bent on turning away from God—the same stubborn unrighteousness that refuses to learn from favor here.

Jeremiah 2:7 says God brought Israel to a fertile land, but they defiled it — the same pattern of grace leading to evil.

Psalm 106:43 summarizes God's repeated deliverances and Israel's rebellion—a clear illustration of the principle.

Exodus 8:32 Parallel

Exodus 8:32 shows Pharaoh hardening his heart after the plague of flies—directly matching the wicked not learning from favor.

Exodus 9:34 Parallel

Exodus 9:34 repeats the pattern: after hail ceases, Pharaoh sins and hardens his heart again.

Deuteronomy 32:15 describes Jeshurun growing fat and kicking—prosperity leading to rebellion, mirroring favor without repentance.

Psalm 78:54-58 recounts God bringing Israel to the land, but they rebelled — a clear parallel to grace met with evil.

Psalm 28:5 Parallel

Psalm 28:5 warns that those who disregard the LORD's works will be destroyed—the same failure as here, leading to judgment.

Daniel 5:22 Parallel

In Daniel 5:22, Belshazzar knew his father's humbling but did not humble his heart — parallel to the wicked who do not learn from favor.

Psalm 50:21 Parallel

In Psalm 50:21, God's silence makes the wicked think He is like them — explaining why they don't see His majesty.

In Ecclesiastes 8:11, delayed judgment encourages evil — directly explains why showing favor to the wicked doesn't teach righteousness.

Ezekiel 22:2–16 Related theme

Ezekiel 22:2-16 catalogues Jerusalem's specific injustices—the same unrighteousness that refuses to learn from God's favor here.

Hosea 9:3 Related theme

Hosea 9:3 shows the consequence: the wicked who don't learn righteousness will be exiled from the land of uprightness.

In 1 Kings 20:34, Ahab shows favor to wicked Ben-hadad and lets him go — an example of favor to the wicked leading to no change.

Proverbs 1:32 connects complacency to destruction, echoing the wicked's refusal to learn from God's favor.

Exodus 9:30 Parallel

In Exodus 9:30, Moses says Pharaoh does not yet fear God — same failure to respond to God's displays as the wicked in Isaiah.

Romans 2:5 Parallel

Romans 2:5 warns that stubbornness and an unrepentant heart store up wrath — the consequence of the attitude described here.

Psalm 143:10 prays 'teach me to do your will,' contrasting the wicked who do not learn righteousness despite grace.

Psalm 28:4 Contrast

Psalm 28:4 prays for retribution against the wicked—contrasting with the favor shown here that they refuse to learn from.

Jeremiah 31:23 promises a future 'habitation of righteousness'—contrast to the wicked here who fail to learn righteousness in the land of uprightness.

Psalm 69:27 Contrast

In Psalm 69:27, the psalmist asks for punishment on the wicked — contrasting with Isaiah's 'favor shown to the wicked'.

Micah 2:10 Related theme

Micah 2:10 commands departure from the land due to uncleanness—the same unrighteousness that refuses to see God's majesty here.

2 Corinthians 3:14 Related theme

2 Corinthians 3:14 describes a veil over minds that prevents perceiving the gospel — the same kind of blindness that keeps the wicked from seeing God's majesty.