Proverbs 31:1

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 30:1 similarly introduces 'sayings of Agur' with the same phrase 'an inspired utterance', showing a parallel structure between these two collections.

Proverbs 1:8 urges not forsaking mother's teaching, which is exactly what King Lemuel received here from his mother.

Proverbs 6:20 echoes the same command to keep mother's teaching, reinforcing the tradition of maternal instruction seen here.

2 Timothy 1:5 highlights Timothy's sincere faith from his mother and grandmother, paralleling the mother's role in teaching Lemuel here.

2 Timothy 3:15 notes Timothy's knowledge of Scripture from infancy, likely from his mother, similar to the mother's instruction of Lemuel here.