Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 31:1

"The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him." — Proverbs 31:1 (ASV)

That his mother taught him — Compare Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20. If we refer the chapter to Israelite authorship, we may remember the honor paid to the wisdom of Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah; if it was the honor paid to an Edomite or an Arabian, we may think of the Queen of Sheba, whose love of Wisdom led her to sit at the feet of the son of David.