"Parents should encourage their children to confide in them , and unburden to them their heart griefs, their little daily annoyances and trials. Thus the parents can learn to sympathize with their children, and can pray with and for them that God would shield and guide them. They should point them to their never-failing Friend and Counselor, who will be touched with the feeling of their infirmities, who was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. 1T 391.2"
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
EGW directly quotes and applies the concept from Hebrews 4:15 about Jesus being touched with the feeling of our infirmities to the role of parents as counselors.
"Satan tempts children to be reserved with their parents and to choose as their confidants their young and inexperienced companions, such as cannot help them, but will give them bad advice. Girls and boys get together and chat, and laugh, and joke, and drive Christ out of their hearts, and angels from their presence, by their foolish nonsense. Unprofitable conversation upon the acts of others, small talk about this young man or that girl, withers noble, devotional thoughts and feelings, and drives good and holy desires from the heart, leaving it cold and destitute of true love for God and His truth. 1T 391.3"
"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners."
EGW's warning about the corrupting influence of 'unprofitable conversation' and 'foolish nonsense' aligns with the principle in 1 Corinthians 15:33 that 'evil communications corrupt good manners.' While not a direct quote, the thematic connection is clear and meaningful.
"My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not."
The EGW passage warns against the enticements of peers, echoing the warning in Proverbs 1:10 against yielding to the persuasion of sinners.