Proverbs 31:10

A virtuous woman. The next 22 verses are in the form of a skillful acrostic built around the Hebrew alphabet of 22 letters. Verse 10 begins with the first letter, v. 11 with the second, etc. A number of the psalms are similarly constructed (Ps. 9; 10; 25; 34; 37; 111; 112; 119; 145).

The “virtuous woman” is literally “a woman of power.” The LXX has gunaika andreian, literally, “a masculine woman,” meaning that she is strong, vigorous, and possesses excellent qualities. The Hebrew words may be interpreted as meaning, “a woman of firm character.”