Was Solomon Confused?

Proverbs 6:16 (KJV) These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

Notice how Solomon seems to change his mind halfway through the sentence.  He starts off talking about six things and then decides that there are seven.  Did he really change his mind or was he just using a literary device.  I think it was a literary device.

We need to be careful when we read to not take things literally which are designed to be taken figuratively.  This is a good example which does not necessarily affect any theology that might change your mind about how inspired scripture can be changed when people talk about God, not changing his mind.  They obviously don’t take into consideration things like this or how He repented of creating man when He was talking just before Noah.

So?  Read with discernment . Read with your brain turned on.  Yes I know there are times when we find ourselves reading in a zombie state.  That just means you have to back up and hit it again.