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Proverbs 22:1
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
"Better than any other inheritance of wealth you can give to your children will be the gift of a healthy body, a sound mind, and a noble character. Those who understand what constitutes life's true success will be wise betimes. They will keep in view life's best things in their choice of a home. MH 366.3"
The passage emphasizes the value of a good name and character over material wealth, echoing the sentiment in Proverbs 22:1.
"It rests with you, young men and women, to decide whether you will become trustworthy and faithful, ready and resolute to take your stand for the right under all circumstances. Do you desire to form correct habits? Then seek the company of those who are sound in morals, and whose aim tends to that which is good. The precious hours of probation are granted that you may remove every defect from the character, and this you should seek to do, not only that you may obtain the future life, but that you may be useful in this life. A good character is a capital of more value than gold or silver. It is unaffected by panics or failures, and in that day when earthly possessions shall be swept away, it will bring rich returns. Integrity, firmness, and perseverance are qualities that all should seek earnestly to cultivate; for they clothe the possessor with a power which is irresistible—a power which makes him strong to do good, strong to resist evil, strong to bear adversity. CT 225.3"
Both passages highlight the superior value of a good character (or name) compared to material wealth. Proverbs 22:1 explicitly states that a good name is preferable to riches, while EGW asserts that a good character is a more valuable capital than gold or silver.
"And habits of economy, industry, and sobriety are, even in this world, a better portion for you and your children than a rich dowry. 6T 452.1"
Both passages contrast material wealth with more valuable qualities. Proverbs 22:1 values a good name and favor, while EGW values economy, industry, and sobriety. The connection is thematic and meaningful.
Proverbs 22:2
"The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all."
"Caste is hateful to God. He ignores everything of this character. In His sight the souls of all men are of equal value. He “hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us.” Without distinction of age, or rank, or nationality, or religious privilege, all are invited to come unto Him and live. “Whosoever believeth on Him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference.” “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free.” “The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the Maker of them all.” “The same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 17:26, 27 ; Galatians 3:28 ; Proverbs 22:2 ; Romans 10:11-13 . DA 403.3"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:2 in this passage.
Proverbs 22:3
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished."
"Having secured the help he sought, Nehemiah with prudence and forethought proceeded to make the arrangements necessary to ensure the success of the enterprise. He neglected no precaution that would tend to its accomplishment. Not even to his own countrymen did he reveal his purpose. While he knew that many would rejoice in his success, he feared that some, by acts of indiscretion, might arouse the jealousy of their enemies and perhaps bring about the defeat of the undertaking. PK 633.1"
The EGW passage illustrates the principle of prudence found in Proverbs 22:3, specifically in the context of Nehemiah's actions. It's more than just a thematic parallel; it's a direct application of the principle.
"This example of wise forethought and resolute action should be a lesson to all Christians. God's children are not only to pray in faith, but to work with diligent and provident care. They encounter many difficulties and often hinder the working of Providence in their behalf, because they regard prudence and painstaking effort as having little to do with religion. Nehemiah did not regard his duty done when he had wept and prayed before the Lord. He united his petitions with holy endeavor, putting forth earnest, prayerful efforts for the success of the enterprise in which he was engaged. Careful consideration and well-matured plans are as essential to the carrying forward of sacred enterprises today as in the time of the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls. PK 633.3"
Both passages highlight the importance of prudence and foresight. Proverbs 22:3 speaks of anticipating danger and taking precautions, while the EGW passage emphasizes the need for careful planning and consideration in religious endeavors. The connection lies in the shared theme of wise forethought.
Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
"The reason why the youth of the present age are not more religiously inclined is that their education is defective. True love is not exercised toward children when they are allowed to indulge passion, or when disobedience of your laws is permitted to go unpunished. As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined. You love your ease too well. You are not painstaking enough. Constant effort is required, constant watchfulness and earnest, fervent prayer. Keep the mind in a praying mood, uplifted to God; be not slothful in business, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. 2T 701.2"
EGW directly alludes to the proverb 'As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined,' which is a paraphrase of Proverbs 22:6, and uses it in the context of child-rearing, which is the same context as the original proverb.
"Many parents forget their accountability to God to so educate their children for usefulness and duty that they will be a blessing to themselves and to others. Children are often indulged from their babyhood, and wrong habits become fixed. The parents have been bending the sapling. By their course of training, the character develops, either into deformity or into symmetry and beauty. But while many err upon the side of indulgence, others go to the opposite extreme and rule their children with a rod of iron. Neither of these follow out the Bible directions, but both are doing a fearful work. They are molding the minds of their children and must render an account in the day of God for the manner in which they have done this. Eternity will reveal the results of the work done in this life. “As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.” 4T 368.3"
The EGW passage directly quotes the proverb 'As the twig is bent, the tree's inclined' and connects it to the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training up a child.
There is a period for training children, and a time for educating youth. And it is essential that both of these be combined in a great degree in the schools. Children may be trained for the service of sin or for the service of righteousness. The early education of youth shapes their character in this life, and in their religious life. Solomon says: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” [ Proverbs 22:6 .] This language is positive. The training which Solomon enjoins is to direct, educate, and develop. In order for parents and teachers to do this work, they must themselves understand the way the child should go. This embraces more than merely having a knowledge of books. It takes in everything that is good, virtuous, righteous, and holy. It comprehends the practice of temperance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love to God, and to each other. In order to attain to this object, the physical, mental, moral, and religious education of…
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:6 in this passage.
"Children may be trained for the service of sin or for the service of righteousness. Solomon says, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 . This language is positive. The training that Solomon enjoins is to direct, educate, develop. But in order for parents to do this work, they must themselves understand the “way” the child should go. It is impossible for parents to give their children proper training unless they first give themselves to God, learning of the Great Teacher lessons of obedience to His will. CT 108.1"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:6 in this passage.
"The mind will never cease to be active. It is open to influences, good or bad. As the human countenance is stamped by the sunbeam on the polished plate of the artist, so are thoughts and impressions stamped on the mind of the child; and whether these impressions are of the earth earthy, or moral and religious, they are well- nigh ineffaceable. When reason is awakening, the mind is most susceptible; and so the very first lessons are of great importance. These lessons have a powerful influence in the formation of character. If they are of the right stamp, and if, as the child advances in years, they are followed up with patient perseverance, the earthly and the eternal destiny will be shaped for good. This is the word of the Lord: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 . CT 143.1"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:6 in this passage.
"***** “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 . Children are sometimes tempted to chafe under restraint; but in afterlife they will bless their parents for the faithful care and strict watchfulness that guarded and guided them in their years of inexperience. CT 161.2"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:6 in this passage.
"Chapter 33—Home Influences The home should be to the children the most attractive place in the world, and the mother's presence should be its greatest attraction. Children have sensitive, loving natures. They are easily pleased and easily made unhappy. By gentle discipline, in loving words and acts, mothers may bind their children to their hearts. MH 388.1 Young children love companionship and can seldom enjoy themselves alone. They yearn for sympathy and tenderness. That which they enjoy they think will please mother also, and it is natural for them to go to her with their little joys and sorrows. The mother should not wound their sensitive hearts by treating with indifference matters that, though trifling to her, are of great importance to them. Her sympathy and approval are precious. An approving glance, a word of encouragement or commendation, will be like sunshine in their hearts, often making the whole day happy. MH 388"
Both passages deal with the upbringing of children. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child in the way he should go, while the EGW passage describes the importance of a loving and supportive home environment. The EGW passage expands on the principle of Proverbs 22:6.
"With us as parents and as Christians it rests to give our children right direction. They are to be carefully, wisely, tenderly guided into paths of Christlike ministry. We are under sacred covenant with God to rear our children for His service. To surround them with such influences as shall lead them to choose a life of service, and to give them the training needed, is our first duty. MH 396.3"
Proverbs 22:6 is a well-known verse about training children, and EGW's statement directly echoes this principle, emphasizing the importance of guiding children in the right way from a young age.
In this formative period of their children's life, the responsibility of parents is very great. It should be their study to surround the youth with right influences, influences that will give them correct views of life and its true success. Instead of this, how many parents make it their first object to secure for their children worldly prosperity. All their associations are chosen with reference to this object. Many parents make their home in some large city, and introduce their children into fashionable society. They surround them with influences that encourage worldliness and pride. In this atmosphere the mind and soul are dwarfed. The high and noble aims of life are lost sight of. The privilege of being sons of God, heirs of eternity, is bartered for worldly gain. COL 53.4 Many parents seek to promote the happiness of their children by gratifying their love of amusement. They allow them to engage in sports, and to attend parties of pleasure, and provide them with money to use freel…
EGW's passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6, discussing the responsibility of parents to train their children with right influences, contrasting it with prioritizing worldly prosperity.
"Jochebed was a woman and a slave. Her lot in life was humble, her burden heavy. But through no other woman, save Mary of Nazareth, has the world received greater blessing. Knowing that her child must soon pass beyond her care, to the guardianship of those who knew not God, she the more earnestly endeavored to link his soul with heaven. She sought to implant in his heart love and loyalty to God. And faithfully was the work accomplished. Those principles of truth that were the burden of his mother's teaching and the lesson of her life, no after influence could induce Moses to renounce. Ed 61.3"
The EGW passage illustrates the principle of Proverbs 22:6 by highlighting Jochebed's efforts to instill faith in Moses during his formative years, which had a lasting impact on his life. The connection is strong and meaningful.
"Parents should teach their children the value and right use of time. Teach them that to do something which will honor God and bless humanity is worth striving for. Even in their early years they can be missionaries for God. COL 345.3"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of training children in a way that honors God and blesses humanity, which aligns with the idea of training a child in the way he should go.
"Give your children intellectual culture and moral training. Fortify their young minds with firm, pure principles. While you have opportunity, lay the foundation for a noble manhood and womanhood. Your labor will be rewarded a thousandfold. CT 131.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children in a way that will lead to positive outcomes in their lives. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child so they won't depart from it when old, while EGW speaks of laying the foundation for noble character and being rewarded.
"Children are a heritage from the Lord, and they are to be trained for His service. This is the work that rests upon parents and teachers with solemn, sacred force, which they cannot evade or ignore. To neglect this work marks them as unfaithful servants; but there is a reward when the seed of truth is early sown in the heart and carefully tended. CT 143.3"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding training children for service to God, emphasizing the responsibility of parents and teachers.
"The book is designed not only for teachers, but also for parents, who should be prepared to direct intelligently the education of their children. The whole subject of Christian education is treated from the broadest standpoint, with valuable principles and suggestions applicable to every stage of child development; and it is confidently believed that this little work will prove a blessing, both in a richer personal experience and in an increased ability for service, to every one who will read it thoughtfully. CE 2.2"
The EGW passage directly addresses the role of parents in education, echoing the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training up a child. The confidence is increased due to the clear and direct connection.
"The young, if brought under this influence, are more easily affected by it than those who are older. Everything leaves its impress upon their minds, the countenances they look upon, the voices they hear, the places they visit, the company they keep, and the books they read. It is impossible to overestimate the importance for this world and the next of the associations we choose for ourselves and, more especially, for our children. 5T 543.2"
Both passages emphasize the importance of early training and its lasting impact on a child's life.
"The tender years of childhood are years of heavy responsibility for fathers and mothers. Parents have a sacred duty to perform in teaching their children to help bear the burdens of the home, to be content with plain, simple food, and neat, inexpensive dress. The requirements of the parents should always be reasonable; kindness should be expressed, not by foolish indulgence, but by wise direction. Parents are to teach their children pleasantly, without scolding or faultfinding, seeking to bind the hearts of the little ones to them by silken cords of love. Let all, fathers and mothers, teachers, elder brothers and sisters, become an educating force to strengthen every spiritual interest and to bring into the home and the school life a wholesome atmosphere, which will help the younger children to grow up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. CT 158.3"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children. EGW elaborates on the practical aspects of this training, aligning with the principle of Proverbs 22:6.
"been petted and indulged until they are spoiled for practical life. The love of pleasure controls minds, and children are flattered and indulged to their ruin. Children should be trained and educated so that they may expect to meet with difficulties, as well as with temptations and dangers. They should be taught to have control over themselves, and to overcome difficulties nobly; and if they do not willfully rush into danger, and needlessly place themselves in the way of temptation; if they shun evil influences and vicious society, and then are unavoidably compelled to be in dangerous company, they will have strength of character to stand for the right and preserve principle, and will come forth in the strength of God with their morals untainted. The moral powers of youth who have been properly educated, if they make God their trust, will be equal to stand the most powerful test. CE 14.1"
EGW's passage elaborates on the principle of training children for life, including facing difficulties and temptations, which aligns directly with the proverb's emphasis on instilling lifelong values and habits.
"The early education of youth generally shapes their character for life. Those who deal with the young should be very careful to call out the qualities of the mind, that they may better know how to direct their powers, and that they may be exercised to the very best account. CE 8.2"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding the importance of early education in shaping character.
"The do-nothing system is the greatest curse that has befallen our race. Children so unfortunate as to be brought up and educated by mothers who do not possess true moral worth, but who have diseased imaginations and suffer imaginary ailments, need the sympathy, patient instruction, and tender care of all who can help them. The wants of these children are not met, and their education is such as to unfit them for useful members of society while they live, and to bring them to an untimely grave. If their lives are protracted, they will never forget the lessons taught them by the mother. The errors of her life have been impressed upon them by her words and her actions, and in many cases they will follow in her footsteps. Her mantle falls like a dark pall upon her poor children. Her inconsistent course has given the stamp of her character to their lives, and they cannot readily overcome the education of their childhood. 2T 535.2"
EGW's passage directly expands on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the lasting impact of a mother's influence on a child's development and character.
Every act of the parents tells on the future of the children. In devoting time and money to the outward adorning and the gratification of perverted appetite, they are cultivating vanity, selfishness, and lust in the children. Mothers complain of being so burdened with care and labor that they cannot take time patiently to instruct their little ones, and to sympathize with them in their disappointments and trials. Young hearts yearn for sympathy and tenderness, and if they do not obtain it from their parents, they will seek it from sources that may endanger both mind and morals. I have heard mothers refuse their children some innocent pleasure, for lack of time and thought, while their busy fingers and weary eyes were diligently engaged on some useless piece of adorning, something which could only serve to encourage vanity and extravagance in the children. “As the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.” As the children approach manhood and womanhood, these lessons bear fruit in pride and m…
The EGW passage explicitly quotes and elaborates on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the impact of parental actions on a child's future development.
"There would soon be little necessity for temperance crusades if in the youth who form and fashion society, right principles in regard to temperance could be implanted. Let parents begin a crusade against intemperance at their own firesides, in the principles they teach their children to follow from infancy, and they may hope for success. MH 334.2"
This verse directly supports the idea of training children in the right way from a young age, which aligns with the passage's emphasis on instilling temperance principles in youth.
Those children who are the most indulged become willful, passionate, and unlovely. Would that parents could realize that upon judicious, early training depends the happiness of both the parents and the children. Who are these little ones that are committed to our care? They are the younger members of the Lord's family. “Take this son, this daughter,” he says, “nurse them for me, and fit them up ‘that they may be polished after the similitude of a palace,’ that they may shine in the courts of the Lord.” Precious work! Important work! Yet we see mothers sighing for a wider field of labor, for some missionary work to do. If they could only go to Africa or India, they would feel that they were doing something. But to take up the little daily duties of life, and to carry them forward faithfully, perseveringly, seems to them an unimportant thing. Why is this? Is it not often because the mother's work is so rarely appreciated? She has a thousand cares and burdens of which the father seldom ha…
The EGW passage directly addresses the training of children and its long-term effects, echoing the core message of Proverbs 22:6.
"In childhood and youth the character is most impressible. The power of self-control should then be acquired. By the fireside and at the family board influences are exerted whose results are as enduring as eternity. More than any natural endowment, the habits established in early years decide whether a man will be victorious or vanquished in the battle of life. Youth is the sowing time. It determines the character of the harvest, for this life and for the life to come. DA 101.1"
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of early habits in shaping character and determining success in life, which directly reflects the principle in Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the right way.
Parents should redouble their efforts for the salvation of their children. They should faithfully instruct them, not leaving them to gather up their education as best they can. The young should not be suffered to learn good and evil indiscriminately, with the idea that at some future time the good will predominate and the evil lose its influence. The evil will increase faster than the good. It is possible that the evil they have learned may be eradicated after many years; but who will venture this? Time is short. It is easier and much safer to sow clean and good seed in the hearts of your children than to pluck up the weeds afterward. It is the duty of parents to watch lest surrounding influences have an injurious effect upon their children. It is their duty to select the society for them and not suffer them to choose for themselves. Who will attend to this work if the parents do not? Can others have that interest for your children which you should have? Can they have that constant car…
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of early and consistent training of children. It expands on the idea of 'training up a child' by detailing the need for parental involvement in education and guarding against negative influences.
"Parents, for Christ's sake do not blunder in your most important work, that of molding the characters of your children for time and for eternity. An error on your part in neglect of faithful instruction, or in the indulgence of that unwise affection which blinds your eyes to their defects and prevents you from giving them proper restraint, will prove their ruin. Your course may give a wrong direction to all their future career. You determine for them what they will be and what they will do for Christ, for men, and for their own souls. 5T 39.2"
Both passages emphasize the importance of proper upbringing and training of children. EGW expands on the potential consequences of neglecting this responsibility, while Proverbs 22:6 provides the foundational principle.
"Those who obtain a knowledge of God's will, and practice the teaching of his word, will be found faithful in whatever position of trust they may be placed. Consider this, parents, and place your children where they will be educated in the principles of truth, where every effort will be made to help them to maintain their consecration, if converted, or if unconverted, to influence them to become the children of God, and thus fit them to go forth to win others to the truth.— Extracts from an article in the Bible Echo for Sept. 1, 1892 . CE 198.1"
EGW's focus on educating children in the principles of truth and influencing them to become children of God directly reflects the principle of training up a child in the way he should go, as stated in Proverbs 22:6.
"What the parents are, that, to a great extent, the children will be. The physical conditions of the parents, their dispositions and appetites, their mental and moral tendencies, are, to a greater or less degree, reproduced in their children. MH 371"
The EGW passage directly expands on the principle found in Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the impact of parental characteristics on children's development. It's a clear application and amplification of the proverb.
"Too much importance cannot be placed upon the early training of children. The lessons learned, the habits formed, during the years of infancy and childhood, have more to do with the formation of the character and the direction of the life than have all the instruction and training of after years. MH 380.2"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of early childhood training in shaping character and life direction.
But the daughters are not the ones to be blamed wholly in this matter. The mother is at fault. She has not patiently taught her daughters how to cook. She knows that they lack knowledge in the cooking department, and therefore feels no release from the labor. She must attend to everything that requires care, thought, and attention. Young ladies should be thoroughly instructed in cooking. Whatever be their circumstances in life, here is knowledge which may be put to a practical use. It is a branch of education which has the most direct influence upon human life, especially the lives of those held most dear. Many a wife and mother who has not had the right education and lacks skill in the cooking department is daily presenting her family with ill-prepared food which is steadily and surely destroying the digestive organs, making a poor quality of blood, and frequently bringing on acute attacks of inflammatory disease and causing premature death. Many have been brought to their death by ea…
EGW's passage directly applies the principle of training children (daughters, in this case) in necessary skills, specifically cooking, so they are equipped for life. It's a specific application of the general principle in Proverbs 22:6.
"Eli did not manage his household according to God's rules for family government. He followed his own judgment. The fond father overlooked the faults and sins of his sons in their childhood, flattering himself that after a time they would outgrow their evil tendencies. Many are now making a similar mistake. They think they know a better way of training their children than that which God has given in His word. They foster wrong tendencies in them, urging as an excuse, “They are too young to be punished. Wait till they become older, and can be reasoned with.” Thus wrong habits are left to strengthen until they become second nature. The children grow up without restraint, with traits of character that are a lifelong curse to them and are liable to be reproduced in others. PP 578.3"
The EGW passage uses the principle of Proverbs 22:6 to critique Eli's parenting style and warn against similar mistakes. It directly applies the proverb's teaching to a specific situation.
"The mother's work commences with the infant. She should subdue the will and temper of her child, and bring it into subjection, teach it to obey. As the child grows older, relax not the hand. Every mother should take time to reason with her children, to correct their errors, and patiently teach them the right way. Christian parents should know that they are instructing and fitting their children to become children of God. The entire religious experience of the children is influenced by the instructions given, and the character formed, in childhood. If the will is not then subdued and made to yield to the will of the parents, it will be a difficult task to learn the lesson in after years. What a severe struggle, what a conflict, to yield that will which never was subdued, to the requirements of God! Parents who neglect this important work commit a great error, and sin against their poor children and against God. 1T 390.2"
The EGW passage directly expands on the principle of training up a child, emphasizing the importance of early discipline and instruction, which aligns with the proverb's message.
Will mothers of this generation feel the sacredness of their mission and not try to vie with their wealthy neighbors in appearances, but seek to excel them in faithfully performing the work of instructing their children for the better life? If children and youth were trained and educated to habits of self-denial and self-control, if they were taught that they eat to live instead of living to eat, there would be less disease and less moral corruption. There would be little necessity for temperance crusades, which amount to so little, if in the youth who form and fashion society, right principles in regard to temperance could be implanted. They would then have moral worth and moral integrity to resist, in the strength of Jesus, the pollutions of these last days. 3T 567.1 It is a most difficult matter to unlearn the habits which have been indulged through life and have educated the appetite. The demon of intemperance is not easily conquered. It is of giant strength and hard to overcome. B…
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of early training and education in shaping a child's character and habits, particularly in the context of temperance and self-control.
God's people should be governed by higher principles than worldlings, who seek to gauge all their course of action according to fashion. God-fearing parents should train their children for a life of usefulness. They should not permit their principles of government to be tainted with the extravagant notions prevailing in this age, that they must conform to the fashions and be governed by the opinions of worldlings. They should not permit their children to choose their own associates. Teach them that it is your duty to choose for them. Prepare them to bear burdens while young. If your children have been unaccustomed to labor, they will soon become weary. They will complain of side ache, pain in the shoulders, and tired limbs; and you will be in danger, through sympathy, of doing the work yourselves, rather than have them suffer a little. Let the burden upon the children be very light at first, and then increase it a little every day, until they can do a proper amount of labor without bec…
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children in a specific way, with the expectation that this training will have lasting effects. EGW expands on the practical application of this principle.
"I feel deeply pained at heart for the fathers and mothers of these youth, as well as for the children. There has been a lack in the training of these children, which leaves a heavy responsibility somewhere. Parents who have petted and indulged their children instead of from principle judiciously restraining them, can see the characters they have formed. As the training has been, so the character inclines. 3T 367.3"
EGW's passage directly connects the training of children to their character development, mirroring the principle expressed in Proverbs 22:6. She emphasizes the responsibility of parents in shaping their children's character through proper training and restraint.
"your family. What a terrible influence has your daughter had! The mother, not receiving love and sympathy from you, has centered her affections upon the daughter and has idolized her. She has been a petted, indulged, and nearly spoiled child through the exercise of injudicious affection. Her education has been sadly neglected. Had she been instructed in household duties, taught to bear her share of the family burdens, she would now be more healthy and happy. It is the duty of every mother to teach her children to act their part in life, to share her burdens, and not be useless machines. 1T 699.2"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of training up a child, emphasizing the importance of instruction and responsibility from a young age, aligning with the proverb's guidance.
"The home is the child's first school, and it is here that the foundation should be laid for a life of service. Its principles are to be taught not merely in theory. They are to shape the whole life training. MH 400.4"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle in Proverbs 22:6 about the importance of early childhood training in shaping a life of service. Both emphasize the home as the primary place for this foundation.
"To shield their children from contaminating influences, parents should instruct them in the principles of purity. Those children who in the home form habits of obedience and self-control will have little difficulty in their school life, and will escape many of the temptations that beset the youth. Parents should train their children to be true to God under all circumstances and in all places. They should surround them with influences that tend to strengthen character. With such a training, children, when sent away to school, will not be a cause of disturbance or anxiety. They will be a support to their teachers and an example and encouragement to their fellow pupils. CT 150.2"
The EGW passage directly expands on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of early training and its lasting impact. It provides specific examples of how to 'train up a child' and the expected outcomes.
"Parental Responsibility. —Parents are in a great degree responsible for the mould given to the characters of their children. They should aim at symmetry and proportion. There are few well-balanced minds, because parents are wickedly negligent of their duty to stimulate weak traits and repress wrong ones. They do not remember that they are under the most solemn obligation to watch the tendencies of each child; that it is their duty to train their children to right habits and right ways of thinking. CE 234.1"
This is a clear and direct application of Proverbs 22:6. EGW directly addresses parental responsibility in training children, echoing the proverb's sentiment.
"Men and women professing to revere the Bible and follow its teachings fail in many respects to perform its requirements. In the training of children they follow their own perverse natures rather than the revealed will of God. This neglect of duty involves the loss of thousands of souls. The Bible lays down rules for the correct discipline of children. Were these requirements of God heeded by parents, we should today see a different class of youth coming upon the stage of action. But parents who profess to be Bible readers and Bible followers are going directly contrary to its teachings. We hear the cry of sorrow and anguish from fathers and mothers who bewail the conduct of their children, little realizing that they are bringing this sorrow and anguish upon themselves, and ruining their children, by their mistaken affection. They do not realize their God-given responsibilities to train their children to right habits from their babyhood. 4T 313.1"
The EGW passage directly addresses the principle of training children found in Proverbs 22:6, elaborating on the consequences of neglecting this duty.
"history of Israel's first king presents a sad example of the power of early wrong habits. In his youth Saul did not love and fear God; and that impetuous spirit, not early trained to submission, was ever ready to rebel against divine authority. Those who in their youth cherish a sacred regard for the will of God, and who faithfully perform the duties of their position, will be prepared for higher service in afterlife. But men cannot for years pervert the powers that God has given them, and then, when they choose to change, find these powers fresh and free for an entirely opposite course. PP 622.2"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding the importance of early training and its lasting impact on character and future actions.
"The work of the mother is sacred and important. She should teach her children, from the cradle up, habits of self-denial and self-control. Her time, in a special sense, belongs to her children. But if it is mostly occupied with the follies of this degenerate age, if society, dress, and amusements absorb her attention, her children will fail to be suitably educated. CE 176.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of parental guidance in shaping a child's character. EGW focuses on teaching self-denial and self-control, while Proverbs speaks of training a child in the right way. The shared principle is that early training has a lasting impact on a child's life.
"The reason why the youth of the present age are not more religiously inclined is because of the defect in their education. It is not true love exercised toward children which permits in them the indulgence of passion, or allows disobedience of parental laws to go unpunished. “Just as the twig is bent the tree is inclined.” The mother should ever have the co-operation of the father in her efforts to lay the foundation of a good Christian character in her children. A doting father should not close his eyes to the faults of his children because it is not pleasant to administer correction. You both need to arouse and with firmness, not in a harsh manner, but with determined purpose, let your children know they must obey you. 1T 546.2"
EGW directly quotes the proverb and uses it as a basis for her argument about the importance of early childhood education.
"they have a great and solemn responsibility. Let them mold the plastic clay before it becomes hardened and insensible to impressions; let them train the sapling ere it becomes a gnarled and tangled oak; let them direct the course of the rivulet ere it becomes a swollen river. If they are left to choose their own boardinghouse and their own companions, some will choose those that are good, and others will choose improper associations. If the religious element is not mingled with their education, they will become easy subjects of temptation, and their characters will be liable to become warped and one-sided. The youth who show respect for sacred and holy things learn these lessons under the home roof, before the world has placed upon the soul its mark,—the image of sin, deceit, and dishonesty. Love to God is learned at the family altar, of the father and mother in very babyhood. 5T 416.1"
This EGW passage elaborates on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, providing specific examples of how to 'train up a child' and the potential consequences of neglecting this training.
"It is still true that children are the most susceptible to the teachings of the gospel; their hearts are open to divine influences, and strong to retain the lessons received. The little children may be Christians, having an experience in accordance with their years. They need to be educated in spiritual things, and parents should give them every advantage, that they may form characters after the similitude of the character of Christ. DA 515.1"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding the importance of early childhood education and its lasting impact. The focus on training children and shaping their character aligns closely with the proverb's message.
"The Lord would use the church school as an aid to the parents in educating and preparing their children for this time before us. Then let the church take hold of the school work in earnest and make it what the Lord desires it to be. CT 167.1"
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of training children in the right way, and connects it to the role of the church school in supporting parents.
"There is work for mothers in helping their children to form correct habits and pure tastes. Educate the appetite; teach the children to abhor stimulants. Bring your children up to have moral stamina to resist the evil that surrounds them. Teach them that they are not to be swayed by others, that they are not to yield to strong influences, but to influence others for good. MH 334.3"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6, focusing on training children in correct habits and resisting evil influences, aligning with the verse's emphasis on guiding a child's development.
"The importance of the home in the building of Christian character, and the responsibility of parents, were stressed, and many solemn messages, imparted especially for the youth, were also given emphasis in these pages. 1T 8.1"
The EGW passage directly mentions the importance of the home in building Christian character and the responsibility of parents, which is a clear echo of the principle in Proverbs 22:6 about training up a child.
"Chapter 2—Our College The education and training of the youth is an important and solemn work. The great object to be secured should be the proper development of character, that the individual may be fitted to rightly discharge the duties of the present life, and to enter at last upon the future, immortal life. Eternity will reveal the manner in which the work has been performed. If ministers and teachers could have a full sense of their responsibility, we should see a different state of things in the world today. But they are too narrow in their views and purposes. They do not realize the importance of their work, or its results. CE 24"
The EGW passage directly addresses the importance of education and training of youth to develop character, which aligns with the principle of Proverbs 22:6 to train up a child in the way he should go.
"The conduct of the captive maid, the way that she bore herself in that heathen home, is a strong witness to the power of early home training. There is no higher trust than that committed to fathers and mothers in the care and training of their children. Parents have to do with the very foundations of habit and character. By their example and teaching the future of their children is largely decided. PK 245.1"
The EGW passage directly expands upon the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of early training and its lasting impact. The connection is clear and meaningful.
"All to Be Trained The church is asleep, and does not realize the magnitude of this matter of educating the children and youth. “Why,” one says, “what is the need of being so particular to educate our youth thoroughly? It seems to me that if you take a few who have decided to follow a literary calling or some other calling that requires a certain discipline, and give due attention to them, that is all that is necessary. It is not required that the whole mass of our youth be so well trained. Will not this answer every essential requirement?” CT 43"
EGW's emphasis on the importance of educating and training youth directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which advocates for training a child in the right way. The EGW passage directly addresses the need for thorough training, aligning with the proverb's intention.
"Parents generally put too much confidence in their children; for often when the parents are confiding in them, they are in concealed iniquity. Parents, watch your children with a jealous care. Exhort, reprove, counsel them when you rise up and when you sit down, when you go out and when you come in, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little, and there a little. Subdue your children when they are young. With many parents this is sadly neglected. They do not take as firm and decided a stand as they should in regard to their children. They suffer them to be like the world, to love dress, and associate with those who hate the truth and whose influence is poisonous. By so doing they encourage in their children a worldly disposition. 1T 156.1"
The EGW passage directly expands on the principle of training up a child, providing specific instructions and warnings about parental involvement. The reference to 'line upon line, precept upon precept' is also a clear echo of Isaiah 28:10, which reinforces the idea of consistent, incremental teaching.
"The habits formed in childhood and youth have more influence than any natural endowment in making men and women intellectually great or dwarfed and crippled; for the very best talents may, through wrong habits, become warped and enfeebled. To a great extent the character is determined in early years. Correct, virtuous habits formed in youth will generally mark the course of the individual through life. In most cases those who reverence God and honor the right will be found to have learned this lesson before the world could stamp its images of sin upon the soul. Men and women of mature age are generally as insensible to new impressions as is the hardened rock; but youth is impressible, and a right character may then be easily formed. 4T 574.3"
Both passages highlight the importance of early training and habits in shaping character. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child, while EGW emphasizes the influence of childhood and youth habits on intellectual and moral development. The principle of early training shaping later life is central to both.
"The disposition and habits of youth will be very likely to be manifested in mature manhood. You may bend a young tree into almost any shape that you choose, and if it remains and grows as you have bent it, it will be a deformed tree and will ever tell of the injury and abuse received at your hand. You may, after years of growth, try to straighten the tree, but all your efforts will prove unavailing. It will ever be a crooked tree. This is the case with the minds of youth. They should be carefully and tenderly trained in childhood. They may be trained in the right direction or in the wrong, and in their future lives they will pursue the course in which they were directed in youth. The habits formed in youth will grow with the growth and strengthen with the strength, and will generally be the same in afterlife, only continually growing stronger. 3T 143.2"
This is a clear and strong connection. EGW's analogy of bending a young tree directly illustrates the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about the lasting impact of early training. The passage elaborates on the proverb, providing a vivid image of how habits formed in youth shape future character.
"impress upon a human soul the image of the divine. Especially during their early years the responsibility rests upon her of forming the character of her children. The impressions now made upon their developing minds will remain with them all through life. Parents should direct the instruction and training of their children while very young, to the end that they may be Christians. They are placed in our care to be trained, not as heirs to the throne of an earthly empire, but as kings unto God, to reign through unending ages. PP 244.2"
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of early childhood training, mirroring the principle found in Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the right way.
"Teach your children from the cradle to practice self-denial and self-control. Teach them to enjoy the beauties of nature and in useful employments to exercise systematically all the powers of body and mind. Bring them up to have sound constitutions and good morals, to have sunny dispositions and sweet tempers. Impress upon their tender minds the truth that God does not design that we should live for present gratification merely, but for our ultimate good. Teach them that to yield to temptation is weak and wicked; to resist, noble and manly. These lessons will be as seed sown in good soil, and they will bear fruit that will make your hearts glad. MH 386.2"
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, providing specific examples of how to 'train up a child'.
"Many children, for want of words of encouragement and a little assistance in their efforts, become disheartened and change from one thing to another. And they carry this sad defect with them in mature life. They fail to make a success of anything they engage in, for they have not been taught to persevere under discouraging circumstances. Thus the entire lifetime of many proves a failure, because they did not have correct discipline when young. The education received in childhood and youth affects their entire business career in mature life, and their religious experience bears a corresponding stamp. 3T 148.1"
This is a clear and direct application of Proverbs 22:6. EGW elaborates on the long-term impact of early training, directly echoing the proverb's sentiment.
"Fathers and mothers should feel that a duty devolves upon them to guide the affections of the youth, that they may be placed upon those who will be suitable companions. They should feel it a duty, by their own teaching and example, with the assisting grace of God, to so mold the character of the children from their earliest years that they will be pure and noble and will be attracted to the good and true. Like attracts like; like appreciates like. Let the love for truth and purity and goodness be early implanted in the soul, and the youth will seek the society of those who possess these characteristics. PP 176.1"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of training children in the right way so they will be attracted to good and true things. The EGW passage expands on the practical implications of this principle.
"Are you who profess to be children of God acting your part in teaching these, who so much need to be patiently taught how to come to the Saviour? Are you acting your part as faithful servants of Christ? Are these unformed, perhaps ill-balanced, minds cared for with that love which Christ has manifested for us? The souls of children and youth are in deadly peril if left to themselves. They need patient instruction, love, and tender Christian care. 6T 282.2"
The EGW passage directly reflects the principle of training and guiding children, aligning with Proverbs 22:6's emphasis on instructing children in the right way. Both passages highlight the importance of providing instruction and care to shape young minds.
"Care in Training the Youth The Lord has presented to me, in many ways and at various times, how carefully we should deal with the young,—that it requires the finest discrimination to deal with minds. Every one who has to do with the education and training of youth, needs to live very close to the great Teacher, to catch His spirit and manner of work. Lessons are to be given which will affect their character and life-work. GW 333"
Proverbs 22:6 is a foundational verse on child training. EGW's statement directly echoes this principle, emphasizing the importance of careful and thoughtful education of youth to shape their character and future.
"taken hold humbly, in the fear of God, and persevered in well-doing both in the church and the office, they would have been a great blessing to the work of God. Had they felt their accountability to God for the training and discipline of their children they would have been worthy examples to others. These children needed not only the education acquired at school, but home training also, that their mental and moral powers might be developed in due proportion, each having the requisite exercise. The physical, mental, and spiritual capabilities should be developed in order to form a properly balanced character. 4T 197.3"
EGW's passage elaborates on the principle of training up a child, emphasizing the importance of home training and the development of mental, moral, and physical capabilities. This aligns directly with the principle expressed in Proverbs 22:6.
"The lessons of childhood, good or bad, are not learned in vain. Character is developed in youth for good or evil. At home there may be praise and false flattery; in the world each stands on his own merits. The pampered ones, to whom all home authority has yielded, are there daily subjected to mortification by being obliged to yield to others. Many are even then taught their true place by these practical lessons of life. Through rebuffs, disappointments, and plain language from their superiors they often find their true level and are humbled to understand and accept their proper place. But this is a severe and unnecessary ordeal for them to pass through, and could have been prevented by proper training in their youth. 4T 201.3"
EGW's passage is a clear expansion on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, elaborating on the importance of early training and the consequences of neglecting it.
"Luther's parents bestowed great care upon the education and training of their children. They endeavored to instruct them in the knowledge of God and the practice of Christian virtues. The father's prayer often ascended in the hearing of his son that the child might remember the name of the Lord and one day aid in the advancement of His truth. Every advantage for moral or intellectual culture which their life of toil permitted them to enjoy was eagerly improved by these parents. Their efforts were earnest and persevering to prepare their children for a life of piety and usefulness. With their firmness and strength of character they sometimes exercised too great severity; but the Reformer himself, though conscious that in some respects they had erred, found in their discipline more to approve than to condemn. GC 121.1"
The EGW passage illustrates the principle of Proverbs 22:6 by describing how Luther's parents diligently trained him in the knowledge of God, hoping he would advance His truth. The passage directly exemplifies the proverb's teaching.
The teacher's obligations are weighty and sacred, but no part of the work is more important than to look after the youth with tender, loving solicitude, that they may feel that we have a friend in them. Once gain their confidence, and you can lead them, control them, and train them easily. The holy motives of our Christian principles must be brought into our life. The salvation of our pupils is the highest interest intrusted to the God- fearing teacher. He is Christ's worker, and his special and determined effort should be to save souls from perdition and win them to Jesus Christ. God will require this at the hands of teachers. Every one should lead a life of piety, of purity, of pains-taking effort in the discharge of every duty. If the heart is glowing with the love of God, there will be pure affection, which is essential; prayers will be fervent, and faithful warnings will be given. Neglect these, and the souls under your charge are endangered. Better spend less time in long speeche…
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of training and guiding youth with love and care, so they will remain faithful.
"In the home training of the youth the principle of co-operation is invaluable. From their earliest years children should be led to feel that they are a part of the home firm. Even the little ones should be trained to share in the daily work and should be made to feel that their help is needed and is appreciated. The older ones should be their parents’ assistants, entering into their plans and sharing their responsibilities and burdens. Let fathers and mothers take time to teach their children, let them show that they value their help, desire their confidence, and enjoy their companionship, and the children will not be slow to respond. Not only will the parents’ burden be lightened, and the children receive a practical training of inestimable worth, but there will be a strengthening of the home ties and a deepening of the very foundations of character. Ed 285.1"
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of training children from a young age, similar to Proverbs 22:6.
"Their religious experience is molded by the education received in childhood. The sad trials, which prove so dangerous to the prosperity of a church, and which cause the unbelieving to stumble and turn away with doubt and dissatisfaction, usually arise from an unsubdued and rebellious spirit, the offspring of parental indulgence in early youth. How many lives are wrecked, how many crimes are committed, under the influence of a quick- rising passion that might have been checked in childhood, when the mind was impressible, when the heart was easily influenced for right, and was subject to a fond mother's will. Inefficient training of children lies at the foundation of a vast amount of moral wretchedness. 4T 202.3"
The EGW passage emphasizes the lasting impact of early childhood training on religious experience and moral development, echoing the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the right way.
"Chapter 38—Our College The education and training of the youth is an important and solemn work. The great object to be secured should be the proper development of character, that the individual may be fitted rightly to discharge the duties of the present life and to enter at last upon the future, immortal life. Eternity will reveal the manner in which the work has been performed. If ministers and teachers could have a full sense of their responsibility, we should see a different state of things in the world today. But they are too narrow in their views and purposes. They do not realize the importance of their work or its results. 4T 418"
EGW's emphasis on the education and training of youth for both present and future life directly echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which speaks of training a child in the way they should go.
"The parents despised reproof themselves, and despised the reproof given to their children, and were not careful to conceal this from them. The sin of the parents began with their mismanagement at home. The souls of some of these children will be lost because they did not receive instruction from God's word and did not become Christians at home. Instead of sympathizing with their children in a perverse course, the parents should have reproved them and sustained the faithful teacher. These parents were not united to Christ themselves, and this is the reason of their terrible neglect of duty. That which they have sown they will also reap. They are sure of a harvest. 5T 51.4"
The EGW passage directly addresses the principle of parental responsibility in training children, echoing the sentiment of Proverbs 22:6 about the lasting impact of early training.
"Many parents educate the tastes of their children and form their appetites. They indulge them in eating flesh meats and in drinking tea and coffee. The highly seasoned flesh meats and the tea and coffee, which some mothers encourage their children to use, prepare the way for them to crave stronger stimulants, as tobacco. The use of tobacco encourages the appetite for liquor, and the use of tobacco and liquor invariably lessens nerve power. 3T 488.3"
The EGW passage discusses the importance of parents guiding their children's tastes and habits, which directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training up a child.
"“Our schools must be conducted under the supervision of God. There is a work to be done for young men and women that is not yet accomplished. There are much larger numbers of young people who need to have the advantages of our training schools. They need the manual training course, that will teach them how to lead an active, energetic life. All kinds of labor must be connected with our schools. Under wise, judicious, God-fearing directors, the students are to be taught. Every branch of the work is to be conducted in the most thorough and systematic ways that long experience and wisdom can enable us to plan and execute. LS 369.2"
The EGW passage expands on the principle of training young people, emphasizing the importance of manual training and a well-rounded education under God's guidance, which aligns with the proverb's encouragement to train a child in the way they should go.
"The parent or teacher who by such instruction trains the child to self-control will be the most useful and permanently successful. To the superficial observer his work may not appear to the best advantage; it may not be valued so highly as that of the one who holds the mind and will of the child under absolute authority; but after years will show the result of the better method of training. Ed 289.2"
The proverb directly addresses training a child, and EGW's passage discusses the importance of training a child to self-control, which aligns with the principle of proper upbringing. The confidence is increased slightly.
"Mrs. White spoke often regarding educational work, and presented the views which had been given her from time to time concerning the character of the work to be undertaken and of the places that should be selected for the training of Christian workers. She also spoke of the advantages to be gained by combining study with work in the acquirement of a well balanced education. LS 349.2"
The EGW passage directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding the importance of training and education, particularly in a Christian context. The EGW passage emphasizes educational work and the training of Christian workers, aligning with the proverb's focus on guiding children in the right way. The mention of a 'well balanced education' further reinforces the connection to holistic development, a key aspect of 'training up a child'.
"It is essential for parents to find useful employment for their children, which will involve the bearing of responsibilities as their age and strength will permit. The children should be given something to do that will not only keep them busy, but will interest them. The active hands and brains must be employed from the earliest years. If parents neglect to turn their children's energies into useful channels, they do them great injury, for Satan is ready to find them something to do.... CT 146.1"
The EGW passage expands on the principle of training a child by emphasizing the importance of providing useful employment and responsibilities, which contributes to their development and prevents idleness.
"Those who are older must educate the youth, by precept and example, to discharge the claims that society and their Maker have upon them. Upon these youth must be laid grave responsibilities. The question is, Are they capable of governing themselves, and standing forth in the purity of their God-given manhood, abhorring everything that savors of wickedness? CT 536.2"
Both passages highlight the importance of training and educating the youth in righteousness and responsibility. EGW emphasizes the role of older individuals in guiding the youth, aligning with the principle of Proverbs 22:6.
"than many that are older than they, and they deserve careful discipline, judicious training, mingled with sympathy, love, and great tenderness. 2T 97.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of proper upbringing and training for children. The EGW passage highlights the need for careful discipline, training, sympathy, love, and tenderness, which are all aspects of 'training up a child in the way he should go' as mentioned in Proverbs 22:6.
"Whether or not our youth who have received wise instruction and training from godly parents will continue to be sanctified through the truth depends largely upon the influence that, after leaving their homes, they meet among those to whom they look for Christian instruction. 8T 226.1"
The EGW passage directly relates to the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of early training and its lasting impact. While not a direct quote, the concept is clearly based on this proverb.
"where worldly influences prevail, and placed in our own schools, where the word of God is made the foundation of education. CT 166.1"
The EGW passage directly advocates for basing education on the Word of God, which aligns with the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding training a child in the right way.
"Many children, for want of words of encouragement, and a little assistance in their efforts in childhood and youth, become disheartened, and change from one thing to another. And they carry this sad defect with them in mature life. They cannot make a success of anything they engage in; for they have not been taught to persevere under discouraging circumstances. Thus the entire lifetime of many proves a failure because they did not have correct discipline. The education in childhood and youth not only affects their entire business career in mature life, but the religious experience bears a corresponding stamp. CE 15.2"
The EGW passage directly connects the lack of proper training and encouragement in childhood to negative consequences in adulthood, mirroring the principle in Proverbs 22:6 that early training shapes future behavior and outcomes.
"In all that pertains to the success of God's work, the very first victories are to be won in the home life. Here the preparation for the Sabbath must begin. Throughout the week let parents remember that their home is to be a school in which their children shall be prepared for the courts above. Let their words be right words. No words which their children should not hear are to escape their lips. Let the spirit be kept free from irritation. Parents, during the week live as in the sight of a holy God, who has given you children to train for Him. Train for Him the little church in your home, that on the Sabbath all may be prepared to worship in the Lord's sanctuary. Each morning and evening present your children to God as His blood-bought heritage. Teach them that it is their highest duty and privilege to love and serve God. 6T 354.1"
The EGW passage strongly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of training children in the right way from a young age. The idea of the home as a school and training children for God aligns directly with the proverb's message.
"It was their conscientious observance of the commands of Holy Scripture, that in the days of Jeremiah's ministry brought to Daniel and his fellows opportunities to exalt the true God before the nations of earth. The instruction these Hebrew children had received in the homes of their parents, made them strong in faith and constant in their service of the living God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. When, early in the reign of Jehoiakim, Nebuchadnezzar for the first time besieged and captured Jerusalem, and carried away Daniel and his companions, with others specially chosen for service in the court of Babylon, the faith of the Hebrew captives was tried to the utmost. But those who had learned to place their trust in the promises of God found these all- sufficient in every experience through which they were called to pass during their sojourn in a strange land. The Scriptures proved to them a guide and a stay. PK 428.1"
The EGW passage discusses the importance of early instruction in the home, leading to Daniel and his companions' faithfulness. Proverbs 22:6 speaks directly to this principle of training up a child. The connection is strong and relevant.
"I counsel you, my brethren and sisters: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” If you desire your children to observe the Sabbath according to the commandment, you must teach them by both precept and example. The deep engraving of truth in the heart is never wholly effaced. It may be obscured, but can never be obliterated. The impressions made in early life will be seen in afteryears. Circumstances may occur to separate the children from their parents and their home, but as long as they live the instruction given in childhood and youth will be a blessing. 6T 359.3"
EGW's statement about teaching children by precept and example, and the lasting impact of early instruction, directly reflects the principle in Proverbs 22:6.
"An education amid such surroundings is in accordance with the directions which God has given for the instruction of youth; but it is in direct contrast with the methods employed in the majority of schools.... The minds of the young have been occupied with books of science and philosophy, where the thorns of skepticism have been only partially concealed; with vague, fanciful fairy stories; or with the works of authors who, although they may write on Scripture subjects, weave in their own fanciful interpretations. The teaching of such books is as seed sown in the heart. It grows and bears fruit, and a plentiful harvest of infidelity is reaped. The result is seen in the depravity of the human family. CT 187.1"
EGW's passage discusses the importance of proper education and the consequences of improper education, which aligns with the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training up a child in the right way.
"This spirit is like a contagious disease. God's people should choose the society for their children and teach them to avoid the company of these vain worldlings. Mothers should take their daughters with them into the kitchen and patiently educate them. Their constitution will be better for such labor, their muscles will gain tone and strength, and their meditations will be more healthy and elevated at the close of the day. They may be weary, but how sweet is rest after a proper amount of labor. Sleep, nature's sweet restorer, invigorates the weary body, and prepares it for the next day's duties. Do not intimate to your children that it is no matter whether they labor or not. Teach them that their help is needed, that their time is of value, and that you depend on their labor. 1T 395.1"
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of training children in a specific way, which is a clear application of the principle found in Proverbs 22:6.
"Efforts to educate our children and youth in the fear of the Lord without making a study of the word prominent, are sadly misdirected. Unless there is such a training as will lead to a recognition and an abhorrence of sin, moral deformity will result. Our children should be removed from the evil influences of the public school and placed where thoroughly converted teachers may educate them in the Holy Scriptures. Thus students will be taught to make the word of God the grand rule of their lives. CT 204.2"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6 to the context of Adventist education, emphasizing the importance of training children in the fear of the Lord and the study of the Word.
"children to grow up in ignorance. They should supply them with useful and interesting books, and should teach them to work, to have hours for physical labor, and hours to devote to study and reading. Parents should seek to elevate the minds of their children and to improve their mental faculties. The mind left to itself, uncultivated, is generally low, sensual, and corrupt. Satan improves his opportunity and educates idle minds. 1T 398.2"
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of training up a child, emphasizing the importance of education, work, and mental development, aligning with the proverb's focus on guiding a child's path.
"right growing and strengthening in these children and youth for whom he is held responsible. What can give him greater returns than to see his pupils developing characters that will make them noble and useful men and women, fitted to occupy positions of responsibility and trust—men and women who in the future will wield a power to hold in check evil influences and help in dispelling the moral darkness of the world? CT 104.1"
The EGW passage discusses the responsibility of teachers in shaping the character of their students, which directly reflects the principle of training up a child in Proverbs 22:6. The connection is strong and relevant.
Sabbathkeeping children may become impatient of restraint, and think their parents too strict; hard feelings may even arise in their hearts, and discontented, unhappy thoughts may be cherished by them against those who are working for their present and their future and eternal good. But if life shall be spared a few years, they will bless their parents for that strict care and faithful watchfulness over them in their years of inexperience. Parents should explain and simplify the plan of salvation to their children that their young minds may comprehend it. Children of eight, ten, or twelve years are old enough to be addressed on the subject of personal religion. Do not teach your children with reference to some future period when they shall be old enough to repent and believe the truth. If properly instructed, very young children may have correct views of their state as sinners and of the way of salvation through Christ. Ministers are generally too indifferent to the salvation of childr…
The EGW passage directly addresses the importance of training children in righteousness, echoing the principle found in Proverbs 22:6.
"***** The instruction which the Lord has sent us, warning students and teachers against spending years of study in school, does not apply to young boys and girls. These need to go through the proper period of thorough discipline and study of the common branches and the Bible until they have reached an age of more mature and reliable judgment. CT 219.3"
EGW's statement about the need for thorough education in youth directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which advocates for early training to establish a strong foundation. Both emphasize the importance of proper education during formative years.
"Do not neglect to teach your children how to prepare wholesome food. In giving them these lessons in physiology and in good cooking, you are teaching them the first steps in some of the most useful branches of education and inculcating principles which are needful elements in their religious life. CT 127.1"
Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child, and the EGW quote specifies that training includes practical skills like cooking and understanding physiology, connecting these to religious life. This is a direct application of the principle of training.
"of the godly influences of their homes, have surrendered their hearts to Him, and go forth to give Him the highest service of their lives. Directed and trained by the godly instruction of the home, the influence of the morning and evening worship, the consistent example of parents who love and fear God, they have learned to submit to God as their teacher and are prepared to render Him acceptable service as loyal sons and daughters. Such youth are prepared to represent to the world the power and grace of Christ. CT 131.3"
The EGW passage elaborates on the principle found in Proverbs 22:6, which encourages training up a child in the way they should go. EGW describes the positive outcomes of godly influences in the home, leading children to serve God. The connection is direct and reinforces the importance of early training and its lasting impact.
"Mothers who desire their boys and girls to possess the vigor of health should dress them properly and encourage them in all reasonable weather to be much in the open air. It may require effort to break away from the chains of custom, and dress and educate the children with reference to health; but the result will amply repay the effort. MH 382.5"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of training children in healthy habits from a young age, which aligns with the proverb's focus on guiding children in the right way.
which appear cunning in small children, but which they will have to unlearn, and for which they must be corrected, when they are older. The habits first formed are not easily forgotten. Parents, you should commence to discipline the minds of your children while very young, to the end that they may be Christians. Let all your efforts be for their salvation. Act as though they were placed in your care to be fitted as precious jewels to shine in the kingdom of God. Beware how you lull them to sleep over the pit of destruction with the mistaken thought that they are not old enough to be accountable, not old enough to repent of their sins and profess Christ. 1T 396.1 I was referred to the many precious promises on record for those who seek their Saviour early. Ecclesiastes 12:1 : “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them.” Proverbs 8:17 : “I love them that love Me; and those that…
Both passages emphasize the importance of early training and guidance for children. While EGW directly quotes Ecclesiastes 12:1 and Proverbs 8:17, the overall theme aligns with Proverbs 22:6, which advocates for training a child from a young age.
"Never should books containing a perversion of truth be placed in the hands of children or youth. Let not our children, in the very process of obtaining an education, receive ideas that will prove to be seeds of sin. If those with mature minds had nothing to do with such books, they would themselves be far safer, and their example and influence on the right side would make it far less difficult to guard the youth from temptation. CT 385.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of guiding children away from harmful influences. EGW focuses on books containing perversions of truth, while Proverbs speaks more generally about training a child in the right way.
"There should have been in past generations provisions made for education upon a larger scale. In connection with the schools should have been agricultural and manufacturing establishments. There should have been teachers also of household labor. There should have been a portion of the time each day devoted to labor, that the physical and mental might be equally exercised. If schools had been established upon the plan we have mentioned, there would not now be so many unbalanced minds. CE 18.1"
Proverbs 22:6 advocates for training a child in the right way, and EGW expands on this by suggesting a balanced education that includes physical and mental exercise. The principle of holistic development aligns with the proverb's intent.
"***** Our schools are the Lord's special instrumentality to fit the children and youth for missionary work. Parents should understand their responsibility and help their children to appreciate the great privileges and blessings that God has provided for them in educational advantages. CT 149.1"
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of schools in preparing children for missionary work and the responsibility of parents in supporting their children's education. This directly reflects the principle in Proverbs 22:6, which advocates for training children in the right way from a young age.
"I was glad to hear Elder Haskell present before the people the necessity of placing reading matter in private families, especially the three volumes of Spirit of Prophecy and the four volumes of Testimonies . These could be read aloud during the long winter evenings by some member of the family, so that all the family might be instructed. I then spoke of the necessity of parents’ properly educating and disciplining their children. The greatest evidence of the power of Christianity that can be presented to the world is a well-ordered, well- disciplined family. This will recommend the truth as nothing else can, for it is a living witness of its practical power upon the heart. 4T 304.3"
EGW's emphasis on proper education and discipline of children within the family directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which advocates for training children in the right way. The well-ordered family is presented as a testament to the power of Christianity, echoing the long-term benefits of proper upbringing.
"The mother's work begins with the babe in her arms. I have often seen the little one throw itself and scream, if its will was crossed in any way. This is the time to rebuke the evil spirit. The enemy will try to control the minds of our children, but shall we allow him to mould them according to his will? These little ones cannot discern what spirit is influencing them, and it is the duty of the parents to exercise judgment and discretion for them. Their habits must be carefully watched. Evil tendencies are to be restrained, and the mind stimulated in favor of the right. The child should be encouraged in every effort to govern itself. CE 162.2"
The EGW passage discusses the importance of early childhood training and guiding children away from evil tendencies, which aligns with the principle in Proverbs 22:6 about training up a child in the way they should go.
"True education is well defined as the harmonious development of all the faculties —a full and adequate preparation for this life and the future eternal life. It is in the early years in the home and in the formal schoolwork that the mind develops, a pattern of living is established, and character is formed. Ed 7.3"
Proverbs 22:6 speaks directly about training up a child, and the EGW passage discusses the importance of early years in shaping character and establishing a pattern of living. The EGW passage elaborates on the principle of early training by connecting it to the broader concept of true education.
"God's method of government is an example of how children are to be trained. There is no oppression in the Lord's service, and there is to be no oppression in the home or in the school. Yet neither parents nor teachers should allow disregard of their word to pass unnoticed. Should they neglect to correct the children for doing wrong, God will hold them accountable for their neglect. But let them be sparing of censure. Let kindness be the law of the home and of the school. Let the children be taught to keep the law of the Lord, and let a firm, loving influence restrain them from evil. CT 155.2"
The EGW passage directly expands upon the principle of child training found in Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing both discipline and love.
"Do we build our houses for the happiness of the family, or merely for display? Do we provide pleasant, sunny rooms for our children, or do we keep them darkened and closed, reserving them for strangers who are not dependent on us for happiness? There is no nobler work that we can do, no greater benefit that we can confer upon society, than to give to our children a proper education, impressing upon them, by precept and example, the important principle that purity of life and sincerity of purpose will best qualify them to act their part in the world. CE 168.1"
EGW's emphasis on proper education and character development in children directly reflects the principle of training up a child in the way he should go, as stated in Proverbs 22:6.
It is a religious duty for every Christian girl and woman to learn at once to make good, sweet, light bread from unbolted wheat flour. Mothers should take their daughters into the kitchen with them when very young and teach them the art of cooking. The mother cannot expect her daughters to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not. Already discouragement is doing its work and tempting them to say: “It is of no use; I can't do it.” This is not the time for censure. The will is becoming weakened. It needs the spur of encouraging, cheerful, hopeful words, as: “Never mind the mistakes you have made. You are but a learner and must expect to make blunders. Try again. Put your mind on what you are doing. Be very careful, and you will certainly succeed.” 1T 684.1 Many mothers do …
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6 to the specific context of teaching daughters how to cook. It emphasizes the importance of early training, patience, and encouragement, aligning with the proverb's message of guiding children in the right way.
"Thus the first efforts of the learners are repulsed, and the first failure so cools their interest and ardor to learn that they dread another trial, and will propose to sew, knit, clean house—anything but cook. Here the mother was greatly at fault. She should have patiently instructed them that they might by practice obtain an experience which would remove the awkwardness and remedy the unskillful movements of the inexperienced worker. Here I will add extracts from Testimony , No. 10, page 392 , published in 1864: 1T 685.2"
Both passages discuss the importance of training children, and the lasting impact of that training. EGW's passage provides a specific example of how a lack of patient instruction can negatively impact a child's development, which aligns with the general principle in Proverbs 22:6.
There should be someone to see that the youth, as they enter the office to learn trades, have prompt and proper attention. A man should be employed for this work who is apt to teach, patient, kind, and discerning. If one man is not sufficient for this work, let others be employed. If it is done faithfully it will save to the office the wages of three men. These youth are forming habits that will affect their entire experience. They are, as it were, in a school; and if they are left to pick up their knowledge as best they can, marked defects will be seen all through their future work. The basis of thoroughness, honesty, and integrity must be laid in youth. The formation of correct habits in youth is of the utmost importance. If instead of being trained to obedience to rules and regulations, and to habits of punctuality, thoroughness, neatness, order, and economy, they are allowed to form loose, lax habits, they will be liable to retain these bad habits all though life. They may have tal…
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6 to the training of youth in a work environment, emphasizing the importance of early habit formation.
"stand ready to sustain them by their means. Every influence should be brought to bear to educate the youth and to elevate their morals. They should be trained to have courage to resist the tide of moral pollution in this degenerate age. With a firm hold upon divine power, they may stand in society to mold and fashion, rather than to be fashioned after the world's model. CT 46.2"
EGW's statement about educating and elevating the morals of youth directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which emphasizes the importance of training children in the right way.
"The youth need to be taught that life means earnest work, responsibility, care-taking. They need a training that will make them practical—men and women who can cope with emergencies. They should be taught that the discipline of systematic, well-regulated labor is essential, not only as a safeguard against the vicissitudes of life, but as an aid to all-around development. Ed 215.2"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training youth for practical life and future responsibility. Proverbs 22:6 provides a general principle of training, while the EGW passage elaborates on the specific skills and attitudes needed.
"To Be Given to Our Children The knowledge of God as revealed in His word is the knowledge to be given to our children. From the earliest dawn of reason they should be made familiar with the name and the life of Jesus. The very first lesson given them should be that God is their Father. Their very first training should teach them to render loving obedience. Reverently and tenderly let the word of God be read and repeated to them, in portions suited to their comprehension and adapted to awaken their interest. Above all, let them learn of His love revealed in Christ, and its great lesson: 8T 320"
Proverbs 22:6 directly supports the idea of training children from a young age, which is the core of the EGW passage.
"Parents, in the training of your children, study the lessons that God has given in nature. If you would train a pink, or rose, or lily, how would you do it? Ask the gardener by what process he makes every branch and leaf to flourish so beautifully, and to develop in symmetry and loveliness. He will tell you that it was by no rude touch, no violent effort; for this would only break the delicate stems. It was by little attentions, often repeated. He moistened the soil, and protected the growing plants from the fierce blasts and from the scorching sun, and God caused them to flourish and to blossom into loveliness. In dealing with your children, follow the method of the gardener. By gentle touches, by loving ministrations, seek to fashion their characters after the pattern of the character of Christ. DA 516.1"
Both passages deal with the training of children. Proverbs 22:6 provides the general principle, while the EGW passage expands on this principle by using the analogy of a gardener and emphasizing gentle, loving care in child-rearing.
"What example do you give your children? What order do you have at home? Your children should be educated to be kind, thoughtful of others, gentle, easy to be entreated, and, above everything else, to respect religious things and feel the importance of the claims of God. They should be taught to respect the hour of prayer; they should be required to rise in the morning so as to be present at family worship. 5T 424.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children in the right way from a young age. Proverbs 22:6 offers a general principle, while EGW's passage provides specific examples of how to implement this principle within a religious context.
"I saw that it would be far better for Sister F to be with her family by herself and feel the responsibilities resting upon her. This would awaken into life her dormant energies. I was shown that the broken-up condition of this dear family while at —— was unfavorable to the education and training of their children. For their own good these children should be learning to take responsibilities in household labor and should feel that some burdens in life rest upon them. The mother, engaged in the education and training of her children, is employed in the very work which God has assigned to her and for the sake of which He has in mercy heard the prayers offered for her recovery. While she should shun wearing labor, she should above all avoid a life of inactivity. 1T 557.3"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children and instilling responsibility. Proverbs 22:6 provides a general principle, while the EGW passage applies it to a specific family situation, highlighting the value of household labor and responsibility in a child's upbringing.
"In this way every study may become an aid in the solution of that greatest of all problems, the training of men and women for the best discharge of life's responsibilities. Ed 239.1"
Both passages deal with the importance of training and education for responsible living. Proverbs focuses on childhood training, while EGW broadens it to the training of men and women for life's responsibilities. The core principle is the same.
"But allowing that the two eldest are now beyond your control, they were not when God sent you the light that you were indulging them to their ruin; that you should discipline them. But you have three younger children who are walking in the way of sinners, disobedient, unthankful, unholy, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Your youngest son is following in the footsteps of his brother. What course are you pursuing toward him? Do you train him to habits of industry and usefulness? Are you taking up your fearfully neglected work and redeeming the past? Do you tremble at the word of God? 2T 624.1"
The EGW passage directly addresses the principle of child training and discipline, echoing the sentiment of Proverbs 22:6, even though it doesn't explicitly quote it.
"Never should books containing a perversion of truth be placed in the hands of children or youth. Let not our children, in the very process of obtaining an education, receive ideas that will prove to be seeds of sin. If those with mature minds had nothing to do with such books, they would themselves be far safer, and their example and influence on the right side would make it far less difficult to guard the youth from temptation. MH 447.2"
Both passages emphasize the importance of proper upbringing and education for children. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child in the right way, while the EGW passage warns against exposing children to harmful ideas that can lead to sin. The principle of guiding children towards righteousness is central to both.
Why should not this labor for the youth in our borders be regarded as the highest kind of missionary work? It will require the most delicate tact, the most thoughtful consideration, the most earnest prayer that heavenly wisdom may be imparted. The youth are the objects of Satan's special attacks; but kindness, courtesy, that tender sympathy that flows from a heart filled with love to Jesus, will give you access to them. You may win their confidence so that they will listen to your words, and thus be saved from many a snare of the enemy. CE 222.3 When the youth give their hearts to God, your care for them should not cease. Lay some special responsibility upon them. Make them feel that they are expected to do something. The Lord chooses them because they are strong. Teach them to labor in a quiet, unpretending way, for their young companions. Let different branches of the missionary work be laid out systematically, and let instruction and help be given, so that the young may learn to act…
The EGW passage directly expands on the principle of training up youth, emphasizing the importance of kindness, prayer, and assigning responsibility, aligning with the proverb's focus on guiding children in the right way.
"***** If married men go into the work, leaving their wives to care for the children at home, the wife and mother is doing fully as great and important a work as is the husband and father. While one is in the missionary field, the other is a home missionary, whose cares and anxieties and burdens frequently far exceed those of the husband and father. The mother's work is a solemn and important one,—to mould the minds and fashion the characters of her children, to train them for usefulness here, and to fit them for the future immortal life. GW 203.1"
EGW's statement about the mother's role in shaping children's character directly reflects the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which emphasizes the importance of training children from a young age.
"Children are in great need of proper education in order that they may be of use in the world. But any effort that exalts intellectual culture above moral training is misdirected. Instructing, cultivating, polishing, and refining youth and children should be the main burden with both parents and teachers. Close reasoners and logical thinkers are few for the reason that false influences have checked the development of the intellect. The supposition of parents and teachers that continual study would strengthen the intellect has proved erroneous, for in many cases it has had the opposite effect. 3T 142.3"
While EGW discusses the balance between intellectual and moral training, the underlying principle of Proverbs 22:6, which emphasizes the importance of early training and its lasting impact, is clearly present. EGW's passage provides a specific application of this principle within the context of education.
"A Fund for Schoolwork The church should take in the situation, and by their influence and means seek to bring about this much- desired end. Let a fund be created by generous contributions for the establishment of schools for the advancement of educational work. We need men well trained, well educated, to work in the interests of the churches. They should present the fact that we cannot trust our youth to go to seminaries and colleges established by other denominations; that we must gather them into schools where their religious training shall not be neglected. CT 44"
Proverbs 22:6 speaks directly to the importance of training children in the right way, which aligns with EGW's emphasis on establishing schools for religious training. The EGW passage amplifies the principle of religious education for youth.
"Timothy's father was a Greek and his mother a Jewess. From a child he had known the Scriptures. The piety that he saw in his home life was sound and sensible. The faith of his mother and his grandmother in the sacred oracles was to him a constant reminder of the blessing in doing God's will. The word of God was the rule by which these two godly women had guided Timothy. The spiritual power of the lessons that he had received from them kept him pure in speech and unsullied by the evil influences with which he was surrounded. Thus his home instructors had co-operated with God in preparing him to bear burdens. AA 203.2"
The EGW passage illustrates the principle of Proverbs 22:6 by describing how Timothy's upbringing by his mother and grandmother influenced his life and faith. It's a specific example of the general principle.
"trust and obey them, are teaching him to love and trust and obey his Father in heaven. Parents who impart to a child such a gift have endowed him with a treasure more precious than the wealth of all the ages—a treasure as enduring as eternity. MH 375.3"
The EGW passage is a clear amplification of the principle in Proverbs 22:6, emphasizing the importance of parental guidance in shaping a child's spiritual development and leading them to love and obey God.
"Parents should never lose sight of their own responsibility for the future happiness of their children. Isaac's deference to his father's judgment was the result of the training that had taught him to love a life of obedience. While Abraham required his children to respect parental authority, his daily life testified that that authority was not a selfish or arbitrary control, but was founded in love, and had their welfare and happiness in view. PP 175.5"
Both passages emphasize the importance of early training and its lasting impact on a child's life. The EGW passage illustrates this principle through the example of Isaac, while Proverbs 22:6 provides a general statement of the principle.
"Children who receive such instruction will not be a burden, a cause of anxiety, in our institutions; they will be a support to those who bear responsibility. Under right instruction they will be prepared to fill places of trust, and by precept and example will constantly aid others to do right. They will put a just estimate upon their own endowments and will make the best use of their physical, mental, and spiritual powers. Such souls are fortified against temptation; they are not easily overcome. With the blessing of God such characters are light bearers; their influence tends to educate others for a business life which is a practical Christian life. 7T 186.3"
The EGW passage directly expands on the principle of Proverbs 22:6, detailing the benefits of proper instruction and training during childhood.
"school education? Had there been agricultural and manufacturing establishments connected with our schools, and had competent teachers been employed to educate the youth in the different branches of study and labor, devoting a portion of each day to mental improvement and a portion to physical labor, there would now be a more elevated class of youth to come upon the stage of action to have influence in molding society. Many of the youth who would graduate at such institutions would come forth with stability of character. They would have perseverance, fortitude, and courage to surmount obstacles, and such principles that they would not be swayed by a wrong influence, however popular. There should have been experienced teachers to give lessons to young ladies in the cooking department. Young girls should have been instructed to manufacture wearing apparel, to cut, make, and mend garments, and thus become educated for the practical duties of life. 3T 155.2"
Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child in the way he should go, and EGW's passage discusses a holistic education that includes both mental and physical training, aligning with the principle of guiding youth in the right path for their development.
"As the subject is developed, there are clearly set forth the responsibilities and duties of parents, heartening counsel to guide the teachers in their work, and practical instruction to those who devote the years of their youth in preparing for a life of service. CT 6.2"
The EGW passage discusses practical instruction for youth preparing for service, which echoes the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the right way.
"Never will education accomplish all that it might and should accomplish until the importance of the parents’ work is fully recognized, and they receive a training for its sacred responsibilities. Ed 276.3"
Proverbs 22:6 emphasizes the importance of training children. EGW builds upon this by highlighting the necessity of parental training to effectively fulfill this responsibility. The connection is direct and reinforces the biblical principle.
"Although Solomon had longed to prepare the mind of Rehoboam, his chosen successor, to meet with wisdom the crisis foretold by the prophet of God, he had never been able to exert a strong molding influence for good over the mind of his son, whose early training had been so grossly neglected. Rehoboam had received from his mother, an Ammonitess, the stamp of a vacillating character. At times he endeavored to serve God and was granted a measure of prosperity; but he was not steadfast, and at last he yielded to the influences for evil that had surrounded him from infancy. In the mistakes of Rehoboam's life and in his final apostasy is revealed the fearful result of Solomon's union with idolatrous women. PK 88.2"
The EGW passage illustrates the negative consequences of neglecting the principle outlined in Proverbs 22:6. While not a direct quote, the story of Rehoboam serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of proper upbringing and its impact on later life.
"Parents should train the appetites of their children and should not permit the use of unwholesome foods. But in the effort to regulate the diet, we should be careful not to err in requiring children to eat that which is distasteful, or to eat more than is needed. Children have rights, they have preferences, and when these preferences are reasonable they should be respected. MH 384.2"
Both passages deal with the training of children. EGW expands on the principle of training by applying it to diet and the importance of respecting children's preferences within reasonable bounds. The connection is valid.
Eli might have restrained his wicked sons, but he feared their displeasure. He suffered them to go on in their rebellion, until they became a curse to Israel. Parents are required to restrain their children. The salvation of children depends very much upon the course pursued by the parents. In their mistaken love and fondness for their children, many parents indulge them to their hurt, nourish their pride, and put upon them trimmings and ornaments which make them vain, and lead them to think that dress makes the lady or gentleman. But a short acquaintance convinces those with whom they associate that an outside appearance is not sufficient to hide the deformity of a heart void of the Christian graces, but filled with self-love, haughtiness, and uncontrolled passions. Those who love meekness, humility, and virtue, should shun such society, even if it be Sabbathkeepers’ children. Their company is poisonous; their influence leads to death. Parents realize not the destructive influence of …
Both passages deal with the importance of proper upbringing and training of children. Proverbs 22:6 provides a general principle, while EGW applies it to specific behaviors and consequences.
"Daniel and his associates had been trained by their parents to habits of strict temperance. They had been taught that God would hold them accountable for their capabilities, and that they must never dwarf or enfeeble their powers. This education was to Daniel and his companions the means of their preservation amidst the demoralizing influences of the court of Babylon. Strong were the temptations surrounding them in that corrupt and luxurious court, but they remained uncontaminated. No power, no influence, could sway them from the principles they had learned in early life by a study of the word and works of God. PK 482.2"
The EGW passage discusses the importance of early training and its lasting impact, which aligns with the theme of Proverbs 22:6 about training a child.
"Many public schools are permeated by the baneful influence of boys and girls who are experts in sin. And the children who are allowed to play on the street are also obtaining a training that thoughtless parents will sometime learn leads to recklessness and lawlessness. CT 200.2"
The EGW passage discusses the training children receive and the consequences of thoughtless parenting, which aligns with the principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the right way.
Parents, help your children. Arouse from the lethargy which has been upon you. Watch continually to cut off the current and roll back the weight of evil which Satan is pressing in upon your children. The children cannot do this of themselves, but parents can do much. By earnest prayer and living faith great victories will be gained. Some parents have not realized the responsibilities resting upon them and have neglected the religious education of their children. In the morning the Christian's first thoughts should be upon God. Worldly labor and self-interest should be secondary. Children should be taught to respect and reverence the hour of prayer. Before leaving the house for labor, all the family should be called together, and the father, or the mother in the father's absence, should plead fervently with God to keep them through the day. Come in humility with a heart full of tenderness and with a sense of the temptations and dangers before yourselves and your children; by faith bind …
Both passages emphasize the importance of parental guidance and training in a child's upbringing. The EGW passage elaborates on the practical application of this principle, aligning with the proverb's encouragement to 'train up a child.'
"Upon whom rests this great sin? If home had been made attractive, if the parents had manifested affection for their children, and with kindness found employment for them, and in love instructed them how to obey their wishes, they would have touched an answering chord in their hearts, and willing feet and hands and hearts would all have readily obeyed them. By controlling themselves, and speaking kindly, and praising the children when they try to do right, parents may encourage their efforts, make them very happy, and throw over the family circle a charm which will chase away every dark shadow and bring cheerful sunlight in. 1T 385.1"
The EGW passage expands on the principle of training up a child by focusing on creating an attractive home environment, showing affection, and providing loving instruction, all contributing to the child's positive development and adherence to parental guidance, which aligns with the principle in Proverbs 22:6.
"Parents should not forget their childhood years, how much they yearned for sympathy and love, and how unhappy they felt when censured and fretfully chided. They should be young again in their feelings and bring their minds down to understand the wants of their children. Yet with firmness, mixed with love, they should require obedience from their children. The parents’ word should be implicitly obeyed. 1T 388.1"
Both passages deal with child-rearing. Proverbs 22:6 focuses on the long-term impact of training, while the EGW passage focuses on the parent's attitude and methods. They share a common theme of proper upbringing.
"Who can determine which one of a family will prove to be efficient in the work of God? There should be general education of all its members, and all our youth should be permitted to have the blessings and privileges of an education at our schools, that they may be inspired to become laborers together with God. They all need an education, that they may be fitted for usefulness, qualified for places of responsibility in both private and public life. There is a great necessity of making plans that there may be a large number of competent workers, and many should fit themselves as teachers, that others may be trained and disciplined for the great work of the future. CT 44.1"
The EGW passage advocates for the education of youth to prepare them for service, which aligns with the principle in Proverbs 22:6 of training up a child in the way they should go. While not a direct quote, the underlying principle of investing in the education and development of young people is shared.
"And it was not enough that the promised child should receive a good legacy from the parents. This must be followed by careful training, and the formation of right habits. God directed that the future judge and deliverer of Israel should be trained to strict temperance from infancy. He was to be a Nazarite from his birth, thus being placed under a perpetual prohibition against the use of wine or strong drink. The lessons of temperance, self- denial, and self-control, are to be taught to children even from babyhood.— Patriarchs and Prophets, 561, 562 . CE 233.3"
While the EGW passage uses the example of Samson's training, the underlying principle is that children should be trained from a young age, which aligns with the teaching of Proverbs 22:6.
"Sometimes there is in the school a disorderly element that makes the work very hard. Children who have not received a right education make much trouble, and by their perversity make the heart of the teacher sad. But let him not become discouraged. Test and trial bring experience. If the children are disobedient and unruly, there is all the more need of strenuous effort. The fact that there are children with such characters is one of the reasons why church schools should be established. The children whom parents have neglected to educate and discipline must be saved if possible. CT 153.1"
Both passages deal with the training and upbringing of children. Proverbs 22:6 provides the general principle, while the EGW passage applies it specifically to the context of church schools and dealing with difficult children.
"“Mistaken parents are teaching their children lessons which will prove ruinous to them, and are also planting thorns for their own feet. They think that by gratifying the wishes of their children, and letting them follow their own inclinations, they can gain their love. What an error! Children thus indulged grow up unrestrained in their desires, unyielding in their dispositions, selfish, exacting, and overbearing, a curse to themselves and to all around them. To a great extent, parents hold in their own hands the future happiness of their children. Upon them rests the important work of forming the character of these children. The instructions given in childhood will follow them all through life. Parents sow the seed which will spring up and bear fruit either for good or evil. They can fit their sons and daughters for happiness or for misery. 1T 685.4"
Both passages highlight the long-term impact of childhood training. Proverbs 22:6 states that training a child in the right way will prevent them from departing from it when they are old, while EGW emphasizes that the instructions given in childhood will follow them throughout life and determine their future happiness or misery. Both passages underscore the importance of early childhood education and character development.
“God's people should be governed by higher principles than worldlings, who seek to gauge all their course of action according to fashion. God-fearing parents should train their children for a life of usefulness.... Prepare them to bear burdens while young. If your children have been unaccustomed to labor, they will soon become weary. They will complain of side ache, pain in the shoulders, and tired limbs; and you will be in danger, through sympathy, of doing the work yourselves, rather than have them suffer a little. Let the burden upon the children be very light at first, and then increase it a little every day, until they can do a proper amount of labor without becoming so weary. Inactivity is the greatest cause of side ache and shoulder ache among children.... 1T 686.2 “Mothers should take their daughters with them into the kitchen and patiently educate them. Their constitution will be better for such labor, their muscles will gain tone and strength, and their meditations will be mo…
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of training children for a specific purpose (usefulness and bearing burdens) which aligns with the general principle of Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the way they should go. The EGW passage provides a specific application of this principle.
"hands to be useful and trains the young to bear their share of life's burdens gives physical strength, and develops every faculty. All should find something to do that will be beneficial to themselves and helpful to others. God appointed work as a blessing, and only the diligent worker finds the true glory and joy of life. The approval of God rests with loving assurance upon children and youth who cheerfully take their part in the duties of the household, sharing the burdens of father and mother. Such children will go out from the home to be useful members of society. DA 72.4"
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of training children to be diligent and helpful, which directly reflects the principle in Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the way they should go. The EGW passage expands on the practical application of this principle within the context of family life and work ethic.
"Happy are the parents whose lives are a true reflection of the divine, so that the promises and commands of God awaken in the child gratitude and reverence; the parents whose tenderness and justice and long-suffering interpret to the child the love and justice and long-suffering of God, and who by teaching the child to love and trust and obey them, are teaching him to love and trust and obey his Father in heaven. Parents who impart to the child such a gift have endowed him with a treasure more precious than the wealth of all the ages, a treasure as enduring as eternity. PK 245.2"
While not a direct quote, the EGW passage builds upon the idea of training a child, as mentioned in Proverbs 22:6, by emphasizing the importance of parental example and teaching in shaping a child's relationship with God. It's a thematic parallel rather than a direct principle.
"The work of parents and teachers is here suggested. They should aim so to cultivate the tendencies of the youth that at each stage of their life they may represent the natural beauty appropriate to that period, unfolding naturally, as do the plants in the garden. COL 83.1"
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of Proverbs 22:6 to the role of parents and teachers in nurturing youth, emphasizing natural development and guidance.
"More terrible still, the curse is striking the very heart of the home. More and more, women are forming the liquor habit. In many a household, little children, even in the innocence and helplessness of babyhood, are in daily peril through the neglect, the abuse, the vileness of drunken mothers. Sons and daughters are growing up under the shadow of this terrible evil. What outlook for their future but that they will sink even lower than their parents? MH 339.3"
The EGW passage describes children growing up in a home environment poisoned by alcohol abuse, suggesting a negative trajectory for their future. This contrasts with the principle in Proverbs 22:6, which emphasizes the importance of proper training to ensure a positive future. The EGW passage highlights the consequences of *not* training a child in the way they should go.
"The knowledge of God as revealed in His word is the knowledge to be given to our children. From the earliest dawn of reason they should be made familiar with the name and the life of Jesus. Their first lessons should teach them that God is their Father. Their first training should be that of loving obedience. Reverently and tenderly let the word of God be read and repeated to them in portions suited to their comprehension and adapted to awaken their interest. And, above all, let them learn of His love revealed in Christ, and its great lesson: MH 460.2"
Both passages discuss the importance of training children. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child in the way they should go, while the EGW passage emphasizes teaching children about God and Jesus from a young age. While not a direct quote, the thematic connection is clear.
"“We are members one of another.” In the formation of character, no other influences count so much as the influence of the home. The teacher's work should supplement that of the parents, but is not to take its place. In all that concerns the well-being of the child, it should be the effort of parents and teachers to co-operate. Ed 283.1"
Both passages address the importance of proper upbringing and education. Proverbs 22:6 focuses on training a child, while EGW emphasizes the combined roles of home and school in shaping character. The principle of early influence is central to both.
"And now, as in the days of Israel, every youth should be instructed in the duties of practical life. Each should acquire a knowledge of some branch of manual labor by which, if need be, he may obtain a livelihood. This is essential, not only as a safeguard against the vicissitudes of life, but from its bearing upon physical, mental, and moral development. Even if it were certain that one would never need to resort to manual labor for his support, still he should be taught to work. Without physical exercise, no one can have a sound constitution and vigorous health; and the discipline of well-regulated labor is no less essential to the securing of a strong and active mind and a noble character. PP 601.2"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training youth. While Proverbs 22:6 focuses on moral training, the EGW passage broadens it to include practical life skills and manual labor, arguing for their importance in overall development. The connection is thematic and relevant.
"Provision should have been made in past generations for education upon a larger scale. In connection with the schools should have been agricultural and manufacturing establishments. There should also have been teachers of household labor. And a portion of the time each day should have been devoted to labor that the physical and mental powers might be equally exercised. If schools had been established on the plan we have mentioned, there would not now be so many unbalanced minds.... CT 288.1"
The EGW passage discusses the importance of a balanced education, including physical labor, which aligns with the principle of training a child in the way they should go (Proverbs 22:6). A well-rounded education contributes to a child's overall development.
"It is with feelings of inexpressible sadness, and sometimes almost with despair, that I contemplate the condition of the young and see how difficult it is to encourage those to obtain an education to whom I know God has liberally entrusted capabilities. Without education they will be crippled and inefficient in any position. Yet in gaining this education they will be exposed to dangers and temptations. Satan will try to employ their cultivated abilities in his service. 5T 521.1"
Both passages discuss the importance of training and educating the young. Proverbs focuses on the long-term benefits of proper upbringing, while the EGW passage highlights the challenges and dangers associated with education, but also its necessity.
"Promising young men and young women should be educated to become teachers. They should have the very best advantages. Schoolhouses and meetinghouses should be built in different places, and teachers employed. 9T 201.1"
The EGW passage advocates for the education of young people, which aligns with the principle of Proverbs 22:6 regarding training up a child.
"And now, as in the days of Israel, every youth should be instructed in the duties of practical life. Each should acquire a knowledge of some branch of manual labor, by which, if need be, he may obtain a livelihood. This is essential, not only as a safeguard against the vicissitudes of life, but from its bearing upon physical, mental, and moral development. Even if it were certain that one would never need to resort to manual labor for his support, still he should be taught to work. Without physical exercise, no one can have a sound constitution and vigorous health; and the discipline of well-regulated labor is no less essential to the securing of a strong and active mind and a noble character. CE 69.1"
While Proverbs 22:6 is about general upbringing, EGW applies the principle of training to include practical skills and manual labor, emphasizing its importance for overall development.
"And the mother, fearing that her children will think her unjust, gratifies their wishes, which in the end proves a great injury to them. Young visitors, who have not a parent's watchful eye over them to see and correct their faults, often receive impressions which it will take months to remove. I was referred to cases of parents who had good, obedient children, and who, having the utmost confidence in certain families, trusted their children to go from them at a distance to visit these friends. From that time there was an entire change in the deportment and character of their children. Formerly they were contented and happy at home, and had no great desire to be much in the company of other young persons. When they return to their parents, restraint seems unjust, and home is like a prison to them. Such unwise movements of parents decide the character of their children. 1T 402.1"
The EGW passage illustrates the importance of proper upbringing and the potential negative consequences of poor choices, which aligns with the general principle of Proverbs 22:6. However, it's not a direct application, but rather an illustration of the principle.
"How many of these were reared in country homes. They knew little of luxury. They did not spend their youth in amusement. Many were forced to struggle with poverty and hardship. They early learned to work, and their active life in the open air gave vigor and elasticity to all their faculties. Forced to depend upon their own resources, they learned to combat difficulties and to surmount obstacles, and they gained courage and perseverance. They learned the lessons of self-reliance and self-control. Sheltered in a great degree from evil associations, they were satisfied with natural pleasures and wholesome companionships. They were simple in their tastes and temperate in their habits. They were governed by principle, and they grew up pure and strong and true. When called to their lifework, they brought to it physical and mental power, buoyancy of spirit, ability to plan and execute, and steadfastness in resisting evil, that made them a positive power for good in the world. MH 366.2"
This verse emphasizes the importance of training up a child in the right way, which aligns with the passage's emphasis on the benefits of a simple, hardworking upbringing in the country.
"The father of boys should come into close contact with his sons, giving them the benefit of his larger experience and talking with them in such simplicity and tenderness that he binds them to his heart. He should let them see that he has their best interests, their happiness, in view all the time. As the priest of the household, he is accountable to God for the influence that he exerts over every member of the family. CT 128.1"
While Proverbs 22:6 is a general statement about training children, the EGW quote provides a specific example of how a father should train his sons. Both passages emphasize the importance of parental guidance, but the connection is more thematic than a direct principle.
"Parents need to consider this. They should understand the principles that underlie the care and training of children. They should be capable of rearing them in physical, mental, and moral health. Parents should study the laws of nature. They should become acquainted with the organism of the human body. They need to understand the functions of the various organs, and their relation and dependence. They should study the relation of the mental to the physical powers, and the conditions required for the healthy action of each. To assume the responsibilities of parenthood without such preparation is a sin. MH 380.3"
While Proverbs 22:6 is a general statement, the EGW passage expands on the *how* of training a child, which is implied in the proverb. It emphasizes the need for parents to be knowledgeable and prepared, which aligns with the principle of training a child 'in the way he should go'.
"It is a terrible fact, and one that should make the hearts of parents tremble, that in so many schools and colleges to which the youth are sent for mental culture and discipline, influences prevail which misshape the character, divert the mind from life's true aims, and debase the morals. Through contact with the irreligious, the pleasure loving, and the corrupt, many, many youth lose the simplicity and purity, the faith in God, and the spirit of self-sacrifice that Christian fathers and mothers have cherished and guarded by careful instruction and earnest prayer. MH 403.1"
Both passages deal with the upbringing of children and the potential for them to stray from the intended path. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child, while the EGW passage discusses the negative influences that can lead youth astray. The connection is thematic, focusing on the importance of proper guidance and the dangers of negative influences.
"Attention to recreation and physical culture will at times, no doubt, interrupt the regular routine of school- work; but the interruption will prove no real hindrance. In the invigoration of mind and body, the fostering of an unselfish spirit, and the binding together of pupil and teacher by the ties of common interest and friendly association, the expenditure of time and effort will be repaid a hundredfold. A blessed outlet will be afforded for that restless energy which is so often a source of danger to the young. As a safeguard against evil, the preoccupation of the mind with good is worth more than unnumbered barriers of law and discipline. Ed 213.3"
EGW's emphasis on providing a positive outlet for youthful energy and fostering good habits aligns with the principle of training a child in the way they should go, as stated in Proverbs 22:6. The idea is that early positive influences will shape future behavior.
The children and youth under the teacher's care differ widely in disposition, habits, and training. Some have no definite purpose or fixed principles. They need to be awakened to their responsibilities and possibilities. Few children have been rightly trained at home. Some have been household pets. Their whole training has been superficial. Allowed to follow inclination and to shun responsibility and burden bearing, they lack stability, perseverance, and self-denial. These often regard all discipline as an unnecessary restraint. Others have been censured and discouraged. Arbitrary restraint and harshness have developed in them obstinacy and defiance. If these deformed characters are reshaped, the work must, in most cases, be done by the teacher. In order to accomplish it successfully, he must have the sympathy and insight that will enable him to trace to their cause the faults and errors manifest in his pupils. He must have also the tact and skill, the patience and firmness, that will …
The EGW passage discusses the diverse needs and backgrounds of children and the importance of proper training, which aligns with the general theme of Proverbs 22:6 about training a child in the right way. While EGW goes into more detail about the types of challenges teachers face, the underlying principle of shaping a child's character is shared.
For young men there should be establishments where they could learn different trades, which would bring into exercise their muscles as well as their mental powers. If the youth can have but a one-sided education, and it is asked, Which is of the greater consequence, the study of the sciences with all the disadvantages to health and life, or the knowledge of labor for practical life, we unhesitatingly say, The latter. If one must be neglected, let it be the study of books. There are very many girls who have married and have families who have but little practical knowledge of the duties devolving upon a wife and mother. They cannot cook, but they can read, and play upon an instrument of music. They cannot make good bread, which is very essential to the health of the family. They cannot cut and make garments, for they did not learn how to do these things. They did not consider these things essential, and they are in their married life dependent, as their own little children, upon some one…
While Proverbs 22:6 is about general upbringing, EGW applies the principle of training a child in the way they should go to the specific context of practical skills and knowledge necessary for life, especially for women in their roles as wives and mothers.
In many cases parents who are wealthy do not feel the importance of giving their children an education in the practical duties of life as well as in the sciences. They do not see the necessity, for the good of their children's minds and morals, and for their future usefulness, of giving them a thorough understanding of useful labor. This is due their children, that, should misfortune come, they could stand forth in noble independence, knowing how to use their hands. If they have a capital of strength they cannot be poor, even if they have not a dollar. Many who in youth were in affluent circumstances may be robbed of all their riches and be left with parents and brothers and sisters dependent upon them for sustenance. Then how important that every youth be educated to labor, that they may be prepared for any emergency! Riches are indeed a curse when their possessors let them stand in the way of their sons and daughters’ obtaining a knowledge of useful labor, that they may be qualified …
While Proverbs 22:6 speaks of general upbringing, EGW applies this principle to the specific context of practical skills and labor, arguing that parents should train their children in these areas for their future well-being. The connection is a specific application of a broader principle.
"Poverty, in many cases, is a blessing; for it prevents youth and children from being ruined by inaction. The physical as well as the mental powers should be cultivated and properly developed. The first and constant care of parents should be to see that their children have firm constitutions, that they may be sound men and women. It is impossible to attain this object without physical exercise. For their own physical health and moral good, children should be taught to work, even if there is no necessity so far as want is concerned. If they would have pure and virtuous characters they must have the discipline of well-regulated labor, which will bring into exercise all the muscles. The satisfaction that children will have in being useful, and in denying themselves to help others, will be the most healthful pleasure they ever enjoyed. Why should the wealthy rob themselves and their dear children of this great blessing? 3T 151.2"
Both passages emphasize the importance of training children in a way that leads to positive development. While Proverbs 22:6 is broader, EGW's passage applies the principle to physical labor and its impact on character.
"No barrier of coldness and reserve should be allowed to arise between parents and children. Let parents become acquainted with their children, seeking to understand their tastes and dispositions, entering into their feelings, and drawing out what is in their hearts. MH 394.1"
Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child. While EGW's passage doesn't directly mention training, it emphasizes the importance of understanding and connecting with children, which is a necessary component of effective training.
"Especially does responsibility rest upon the mother. She, by whose lifeblood the child is nourished and its physical frame built up, imparts to it also mental and spiritual influences that tend to the shaping of mind and character. It was Jochebed, the Hebrew mother, who, strong in faith, was “not afraid of the king's commandment” ( Hebrews 11:23 ), of whom was born Moses, the deliverer of Israel. It was Hannah, the woman of prayer and self-sacrifice and heavenly inspiration, who gave birth to Samuel, the heaven-instructed child, the incorruptible judge, the founder of Israel's sacred schools. It was Elizabeth the kinswoman and kindred spirit of Mary of Nazareth, who was the mother of the Saviour's herald. MH 372.1"
Both passages highlight the importance of parental influence, particularly the mother's, in shaping a child's character. While Proverbs 22:6 speaks generally about training, the EGW passage provides specific examples of mothers who had a profound impact.
"laying the foundation for a thorough education. CE 29.1"
Both passages relate to the idea of establishing a strong foundation for education. Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child in the right way, while the EGW passage mentions 'laying the foundation for a thorough education.'
"If facilities for manual labor were provided in connection with our school, and students were required to devote a portion of their time to some active employment, it would prove a safeguard against many of the evil influences that prevail in institutions of learning. Manly, useful occupations, substituted for frivolous and corrupting diversions, would give legitimate scope for the exuberance of youthful life, and would promote sobriety and stability of character. All possible effort should be made to encourage a desire for moral and physical as well as mental improvement. If girls were taught how to cook, especially how to bake good bread, their education would be of far greater value. A knowledge of useful labor would prevent, to a great extent, that sickly sentimentalism which has been, and is still, ruining thousands. The exercise of the muscles as well as the brain will encourage taste for the homely duties of practical life.— “Testimony” No. 31. CE 44.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of proper training and education for young people. Proverbs 22:6 is a general principle, while EGW's passage applies this to the need for manual labor and practical skills alongside academic learning.
"The Study of Physiology Parents should early seek to interest their children in the study of physiology and should teach them its simpler principles. Teach them how best to preserve the physical, mental, and spiritual powers, and how to use their gifts so that their lives may bring blessing to one another and honor to God. This knowledge is invaluable to the young. An education in the things that concern life and health is more important to them than a knowledge of many of the sciences taught in the schools. MH 385"
While Proverbs 22:6 is often interpreted as general moral training, EGW applies the principle of training a child to the specific area of physiology and health. The connection is valid, although perhaps not as strong as other examples.
"rebel against divine authority. Those who in their youth cherish a sacred regard for the will of God, and who faithfully perform the duties of their position, will be prepared for higher service in after life. But men cannot for years pervert the powers that God has given them, and then, when they choose to change, find these powers fresh and free for an entirely opposite course.— Patriarchs and Prophets, 622 . CE 226.3"
While the connection is less direct than Pair 1, the EGW passage still relates to the principle of early training and its lasting impact, echoing the idea that choices made in youth have long-term consequences, which aligns with the proverb's message.
"Henry had been from us five years, and Edson had received but little of our care. For years our family was very large, and our home like a hotel, and we from that home much of the time. I had felt the deepest anxiety that my children should be brought up free from evil habits, and I was often grieved as I thought of the contrast between my situation and that of others who would not take burdens and cares, who could ever be with their children, to counsel and instruct them, and who spent their time almost exclusively in their own families. And I have inquired: Does God require so much of us, and leave others without burdens? Is this equality? Are we to be thus hurried on from one care to another, one part of the work to another, and have but little time to bring up our children? Many nights, while others were sleeping, have been spent by me in bitter weeping. 1T 102.1"
EGW expresses anxiety about not being able to properly raise her children due to her workload. Proverbs 22:6 speaks directly to the importance of training up a child. While not a direct quote, the principle is clearly present in EGW's lament.
"Parents, tender and affectionate as they were, loved their children too wisely to accustom them to self- indulgence. Before them was a life of trial and hardship, perhaps a martyr's death. They were educated from childhood to endure hardness, to submit to control, and yet to think and act for themselves. Very early they were taught to bear responsibilities, to be guarded in speech, and to understand the wisdom of silence. One indiscreet word let fall in the hearing of their enemies might imperil not only the life of the speaker, but the lives of hundreds of his brethren; for as wolves hunting their prey did the enemies of truth pursue those who dared to claim freedom of religious faith. GC 67.2"
While Proverbs 22:6 is a general statement about child-rearing, the EGW passage illustrates a specific application of that principle in the context of persecution and hardship. The Waldensian parents trained their children to endure hardship and be responsible, which aligns with the principle of training a child in the way they should go.
"For every child the first industrial school should be the home. And, so far as possible, facilities for manual training should be connected with every school. To a great degree such training would supply the place of the gymnasium, with the additional benefit of affording valuable discipline. Ed 217.3"
The EGW quote emphasizes the importance of early industrial training, while Proverbs 22:6 focuses on general upbringing and guidance. Both share the idea that early training and education have a lasting impact, though the specific focus differs. The connection is thematic, relating to the importance of early training.
"The youth have faculties that, with proper cultivation, would qualify them for almost any position of trust. If they had made it their object in obtaining an education to so exercise and develop the powers that God has given them that they might be useful and prove a blessing to others, their minds would not be dwarfed to an inferior standard. They would show depth of thought and firmness of principle, and would command influence and respect. They might have an elevating influence upon others, which would lead souls to see and acknowledge the power of an intelligent Christian life. Those who have greater care to ornament their persons for display than to educate the mind and exercise their powers for the greatest usefulness, that they may glorify God, do not realize their accountability to God. They will be inclined to be superficial in all they undertake and will narrow their usefulness and dwarf their intellect. 3T 367.2"
While Proverbs 22:6 speaks specifically about training children, the EGW passage discusses the importance of proper education and development of faculties from a young age to be useful and a blessing to others. This aligns with the principle of guiding youth in the right direction for their future.
"The work of parents and teachers is here suggested.... They should aim so to cultivate the tendencies of the youth that at each stage of their life they may represent the natural beauty appropriate to the period, unfolding naturally, as do the plants in the garden. CT 141.2"
While not a direct quote, the EGW passage echoes the sentiment of Proverbs 22:6 regarding the importance of training and cultivating youth. The connection is thematic, focusing on proper development and guidance.
"Many who can but barely live when they are single, choose to marry and raise a family when they know they have nothing with which to support them. And worse than this, they have no family government. Their whole course in their family is marked with their loose, slack habits. They have but little control over themselves, and are passionate, impatient, and fretful. When such embrace the message, they feel that they are entitled to assistance from their more wealthy brethren; and if their expectations are not met, they complain of the church and accuse them of not living out their faith. Who must be the sufferers in this case? Must the cause of God be sapped, and the treasury in different places exhausted, to take care of these large families of poor? No. The parents must be the sufferers. They will not, as a general thing, suffer any greater lack after they embrace the Sabbath than they did before. 1T 273.2"
The EGW passage discusses the lack of family government and its negative consequences, which aligns with the principle of training up children in Proverbs 22:6. While not a direct quote, the underlying theme of responsible parenting and its impact on future generations connects the two passages.
"until the physical strength was sufficient to support mental efforts. Small children should be as free as lambs to run out-of-doors. They should be allowed the most favorable opportunity to lay the foundation for a sound constitution. CE 183.2"
While Proverbs 22:6 is about moral training, EGW's statement about children's physical freedom aligns with the principle of nurturing a child's development in the way they should go, in this case, physically. It's an application of the broader principle to physical health.
"Children should not be long confined within doors, nor should they be required to apply themselves closely to study until a good foundation has been laid for physical development. For the first eight or ten years of a child's life the field or garden is the best schoolroom, the mother the best teacher, nature the best lesson book. Even when the child is old enough to attend school, his health should be regarded as of greater importance than a knowledge of books. He should be surrounded with the conditions most favorable to both physical and mental growth. Ed 208.1"
While Proverbs 22:6 focuses on moral training, the EGW passage discusses the importance of physical development and outdoor learning in a child's early years. There's a possible connection in the sense that both passages address the upbringing and education of children, but the specific focus differs. EGW's emphasis on physical development as a foundation could be seen as a way of 'training up a child in the way he should go' in a broader sense.
"***** I appeal to our churches where there are schools, to appoint as teachers of the children and youth those who love the Lord Jesus Christ and who will make the word of God the foundation of education. And they should teach the youth to keep themselves in health by obedience to the laws of right living. Teachers and pupils will derive mental and spiritual help from self-denial, by practicing the principles of health reform. They will surely find, as did Daniel and his companions, that blessings come from conforming the life to God's word. CT 293.2"
The EGW quote emphasizes the importance of teachers who love the Lord and make the word of God the foundation of education, which aligns with the principle of Proverbs 22:6, which advocates for training children in the right way. While not a direct quote, the underlying principle of guiding children in a godly manner is present in both.
Proverbs 22:7
"The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender."
"“The borrower is servant to the lender.” Proverbs 22:7 . Ed 136.9"
The EGW passage directly quotes Proverbs 22:7.
"In acquiring an education, many students would gain a most valuable training if they would become self- sustaining. Instead of incurring debts, or depending on the self-denial of their parents, let young men and young women depend on themselves. They will thus learn the value of money, the value of time, strength, and opportunities, and will be under far less temptation to indulge idle and spendthrift habits. The lessons of economy, industry, self-denial, practical business management, and steadfastness of purpose, thus mastered, would prove a most important part of their equipment for the battle of life. And the lesson of self-help learned by the student would go far toward preserving institutions of learning from the burden of debt under which so many schools have struggled, and which has done so much toward crippling their usefulness. Ed 221.2"
EGW's emphasis on self-sufficiency and avoiding debt directly reflects the principle in Proverbs 22:7 that the borrower is servant to the lender. She advocates for students to be self-sustaining to avoid being in debt and thus controlled by others.
"On the other hand, how much might be gained, if the self-supporting plan were followed! The student would often be enabled to leave the educational institution nearly or wholly free from personal indebtedness; the finances of the school would be in a more prosperous condition; and the lessons learned by the student while passing through these experiences in the home field would be of untold value to him in foreign fields. 9T 79.1"
The EGW passage advocates for self-sufficiency to avoid indebtedness, which directly echoes the principle in Proverbs 22:7 that 'the borrower is servant to the lender.' The connection is clear and relevant.
Proverbs 22:11
"He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend."
"“He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the King shall be his friend.” Proverbs 22:11 . Ed 237.5 As with language, so with every other study; it may be so conducted that it will tend to the strengthening and upbuilding of character. Ed 238.1"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:11 in this passage.
"“He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the King shall be his friend.” Proverbs 22:11 . By faith we behold Him here and now. In our daily experience we discern His goodness and compassion in the manifestation of His providence. We recognize Him in the character of His Son. The Holy Spirit takes the truth concerning God and Him whom He hath sent, and opens it to the understanding and to the heart. The pure in heart see God in a new and endearing relation, as their Redeemer; and while they discern the purity and loveliness of His character, they long to reflect His image. They see Him as a Father longing to embrace a repenting son, and their hearts are filled with joy unspeakable and full of glory. MB 26.3"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:11 in this passage.
Proverbs 22:16
"He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want."
Those who were shown me as clamorous for the earthly crown, were those who will resort to any means to acquire property. They become insane upon that point. All their thoughts and energies are directed to the acquirement of earthly riches. They trample upon the rights of others, and oppress the poor, and the hireling in his wages. If they can take advantage of those who are poorer and less shrewd than they, and thus manage to increase their riches, they will not hesitate a moment to oppress them, and even see them brought to beggary. 1T 350.3 The men whose heads were white with age, and whose faces were furrowed with care, yet who were eagerly grasping the treasures within the crown, were the aged, who have but a few years before them. Yet they were eager to secure their earthly treasures. The nearer they came to the grave, the more anxious they were to cling to them. Their own relatives were not benefited. The members of their own families were permitted to labor beyond their strength…
Both passages condemn the oppression of the poor to gain wealth. EGW's passage provides a more detailed description of this oppression, while Proverbs 22:16 states the consequence of such actions.
"In many a home the family resources are overtaxed. The father, unable to supply the demands of the mother and the children, is tempted to dishonesty, and again dishonor and ruin are the result. Ed 247.3"
Both passages address the consequences of financial mismanagement and the temptation to dishonesty when resources are strained. While Proverbs 22:16 focuses on oppressing the poor, EGW focuses on the father's temptation to dishonesty due to family demands. The underlying theme of financial pressure leading to negative outcomes connects them.
Proverbs 22:17
"Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge."
"“Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thine heart unto My knowledge.... That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things In counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” “He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, MH 447.4"
The EGW passage directly quotes Proverbs 22:17, making it an explicit allusion. The connection is undeniable and strengthens the point being made.
Proverbs 22:17-21
"Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?"
"“Have I not written to thee excellent things In counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” Proverbs 22:17-21 . CT 385.3"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:17-21 in this passage.
"“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, And He addeth no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 22:17-21 ; Psalm 78:5, 4, 6, 7 ; Proverbs 10:22 . MH 448.2"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:17-21 in this passage.
Proverbs 22:22
"Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:"
"Were the principles of God's laws regarding the distribution of property carried out in the world today, how different would be the condition of the people! An observance of these principles would prevent the terrible evils that in all ages have resulted from the oppression of the poor by the rich and the hatred of the rich by the poor. While it might hinder the amassing of great wealth, it would tend to prevent the ignorance and degradation of tens of thousands whose ill-paid servitude is required for the building up of these colossal fortunes. It would aid in bringing a peaceful solution of problems that now threaten to fill the world with anarchy and bloodshed. Ed 44.1"
The EGW passage directly addresses the principle of not oppressing the poor, which is also the core message of Proverbs 22:22. The EGW passage expands on the consequences of violating this principle.
Proverbs 22:26
"Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts."
"***** Chapter 36—Surety for Unbelievers I saw that God was displeased with His people for becoming surety for unbelievers. I was directed to these texts: Proverbs 22:26 : “Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.” Proverbs 11:15 : “He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretyship is sure.” Unfaithful stewards! They pledge that which belongs to another,—their heavenly Father,—and Satan stands ready to aid his children to wrench it out of their hands. Sabbathkeepers should not be in partnership with unbelievers. God's people trust too much to the words of strangers, and ask their advice and counsel when they should not. The enemy makes them his agents, and works through them to perplex and take from God's people. 1T 200"
EGW directly quotes Proverbs 22:26 and applies it to the context of becoming surety for unbelievers.
Proverbs 22:28
"Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set."
"Innumerable are the erroneous doctrines and fanciful ideas that are obtaining among the churches of Christendom. It is impossible to estimate the evil results of removing one of the landmarks fixed by the word of God. Few who venture to do this stop with the rejection of a single truth. The majority continue to set aside one after another of the principles of truth, until they become actual infidels. GC 525.3"
EGW directly references the concept of 'removing landmarks' which is the core idea of Proverbs 22:28. The context is similar: maintaining established truths.
Proverbs 22:29
"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men."
"“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” Proverbs 22:29 . Ed 135.2"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:29 in this passage.
"hath.” Those who are too indolent to realize their responsibilities and exercise their faculties will fail of receiving the blessing of God, and the ability which they had will be taken away and given to the active, zealous workers who increase their talents by constant use. “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” A person who diligently labors under the direction of the Spirit of God will possess power and influence, for all may see in him a spirit of untiring devotion to the cause of God in any department where duty calls him. 4T 458.3"
EGW directly quotes Proverbs 22:29. The context in EGW applies the principle of diligence to service for God.
"Men of God must be diligent in study, earnest in the acquirement of knowledge, never wasting an hour. Through persevering exertion they may rise to almost any degree of eminence as Christians, as men of power and influence. But many will never attain superior rank in the pulpit or in business, because of their unfixedness of purpose, and the laxness of the habits contracted in their youth. Careless inattention is seen in everything they undertake. GW 278.1"
Both passages emphasize the importance of diligence and its potential rewards. Proverbs speaks of standing before kings, while EGW speaks of eminence and influence.
Washington, the nation's statesman, was enabled to perform a great amount of business because he was thorough in preserving order and regularity. Every paper had its date and its place, and no time was lost in looking up what had been mislaid. Men of God must be diligent in study, earnest in the acquirement of knowledge, never wasting an hour. Through persevering exertion they may rise to almost any degree of eminence as Christians, as men of power and influence. But many will never attain superior rank in the pulpit or in business because of their unfixedness of purpose and the laxness of habits contracted in their youth. Careless inattention is seen in everything they undertake. A sudden impulse now and then is not sufficient to accomplish a reformation in these ease-loving, indolent ones; this is a work which requires patient continuance in well- doing. Men of business can be truly successful only by having regular hours for rising, for prayer, for meals, and for retirement. If orde…
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of diligence and orderliness for success, which directly reflects the principle illustrated in Proverbs 22:29, where diligence is linked to standing before kings.
It is not [true] that brilliant young men always make the greatest success. How often men of talent and education have been placed in positions of trust, and have proved failures. Their glitter had the appearance of gold, but when it was tried, it proved to be but tinsel and dross. They made a failure of their work through unfaithfulness. They were not industrious and persevering, and did not go to the bottom of things. They were not willing to begin at the bottom of the ladder, and with patient toil, ascend round after round till they reached the top. They walked in the sparks (their bright flashes of thought) of their own kindling. They did not depend on the wisdom which God alone can give. Their failure was not because they did not have a chance, but because they were not sober-minded. They did not feel that their educational advantages were of value to them, and so did not advance as they might have advanced in the knowledge of religion and science. Their mind and character were no…
The EGW passage discusses the importance of diligence and perseverance, contrasting it with those who seek quick success. This aligns with the proverb's emphasis on diligence leading to success and recognition.
"Joseph's gentleness and fidelity won the heart of the chief captain, who came to regard him as a son rather than a slave. The youth was brought in contact with men of rank and learning, and he acquired a knowledge of science, of languages, and of affairs—an education needful to the future prime minister of Egypt. PP 217.1"
Both passages connect diligence and skill with advancement and association with influential people. Joseph's acquisition of knowledge and contact with men of rank parallels the idea of standing before kings due to diligence.
"Men of promise in business lines should develop and perfect their talents by most thorough study and training. They should be encouraged to place themselves where, as students, they can rapidly gain a knowledge of right business principles and methods. Not one business man now connected with the cause needs to be a novice. If men in any line of work ought to improve their opportunities to become wise and efficient, it is those who are using their ability in the work of building up the kingdom of God in our world. In view of the fact that we are living so near the close of this earth's history, there should be greater thoroughness in labor, more vigilant waiting, watching, praying, and working. The human agent should strive to attain perfection, that he may be an ideal Christian, complete in Christ Jesus. GW 423.3"
Both passages emphasize diligence in one's work leading to success and recognition. Proverbs speaks of standing before kings, while EGW speaks of achieving perfection and building God's kingdom. The core idea of diligence leading to advancement is present in both.
"A Practical Training Useful manual labor is a part of the gospel plan. The Great Teacher, enshrouded in the pillar of cloud, gave directions to Israel that every youth should be taught some line of useful employment. Therefore it was the custom of the Jews, the wealthy as well as the poorer classes, to teach their sons and daughters some useful trade, so that, should adverse circumstances arise, they would not be dependent upon others, but would be able to provide for their own necessities. They might be instructed in literary lines, but they must also be trained to some craft. This was deemed an indispensable part of their education. CT 307"
Both passages emphasize the value of diligence and skill in one's work. The EGW quote speaks of the importance of learning a trade to be self-sufficient, while Proverbs 22:29 highlights the reward of diligence, leading to success and recognition. The connection is thematic and relevant.