Proverbs 6:16-19

[Jesse Dornfeld]

I am wondering what the MJ interpretation of this verse is.

I have heard it said that in Judaism, to say, "6 things yet 7" means 6 things are "sufficient" to show the case and with 7 things it means there is "no mistaking" it or "proving" it or making it a "surety".

Clearly in the written text, it says "There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are an abomination to him" but I think this means there are 7 abominations and 7 things the Lord hates, and it is just written this way to emphasis the above understanding.

Thanks for any answers.

 

[tampasteve]

Artscroll translates it a little more clearly:
16. Hashem hates these six, but the seventh is the abomination of his soul:...

So, the seventh (the one that stirs up strife) is an abomination to Hashem.