"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"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
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.
"The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."
Both passages address the consequences of neglecting a child's upbringing. The proverb highlights the shame brought upon the mother, while EGW emphasizes the vulnerability to negative influences. The shared theme of parental responsibility and the negative outcomes of neglect justify the connection.