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…
"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;"
Ellen White directly references Ecclesiastes 12:1 in this passage.
"I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me."
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 8:17 in this passage.
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
Both passages directly address the responsibility of parents in raising children. Ephesians 6:4 instructs fathers to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, which aligns with EGW's emphasis on early discipline and Christian training.
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
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.