I saw the wives of the ministers. Some of them are no help to their husbands, yet they profess the third angel's message. They think more of studying their own wishes and pleasure than the will of God, or how they can hold up the hands of their husbands by their faithful prayers and careful walk. I saw that some of them take so willful and selfish a course that Satan makes them his instruments and works through them to destroy the influence and usefulness of their husbands. They feel at liberty to complain and murmur if they are brought through any strait places. They forget the sufferings of the ancient Christians for the truth's sake and think that they must have their wishes and way, and follow their own will. They forget the suffering of Jesus, their Master. They forget the Man of Sorrows, who was acquainted with grief—He who had not where to lay His head. They do not care to remember that holy brow, pierced with a crown of thorns. They forget Him, who, bearing His own cross to Cal…
"Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."
The EGW passage criticizes the selfishness of minister's wives. Philippians 2:4 encourages believers to look out for the interests of others, not just their own. The EGW passage is a specific application of this broader principle.
"But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife."
The EGW passage criticizes minister's wives who prioritize their own desires over supporting their husbands and serving God. 1 Corinthians 7:33 speaks of the married man's concern for pleasing his wife. While not a direct parallel, there's a thematic overlap in the potential conflict between personal desires and spiritual duties within marriage.