The rest of Proverbs 31 is an anthem to the virtuous woman. The anthem takes the form of a poem that is an acrostic. Each verse begins with one of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet arranged in the usual order. The acrostic is a common memory device. Solomon was familiar with the device, as his father David had used it in some of his Psalms. Solomon’s married life was already sadly stained and utterly contrary to his mother’s sound teaching, but
Proverbs 31:10–31