"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"
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold."
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.
"A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just."
Both passages touch on the idea of inheritance and legacy. Proverbs 13:22 speaks of leaving an inheritance, while EGW implies that good habits are a better inheritance than wealth. The connection is thematic.
"We are travelers, pilgrims and strangers, on earth. Let us not spend our means in gratifying desires that God bids us repress. Let us rather set a right example before our associates. Let us fitly represent our faith by restricting our wants. Let the churches arise as one, and work earnestly as those who are walking in the full light of truth for these last days. Let your influence impress souls with the sacredness of God's requirements. 6T 452.2 If in the providence of God you have been given riches, do not settle down with the thought that you need not engage in useful labor, that you have enough, and can eat, drink, and be merry. Do not stand idle while others are struggling to obtain means for the cause. Invest your means in the Lord's work. If you do less than your duty in giving help to the perishing, remember that your indolence is incurring guilt. 6T 452.3"
"Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
EGW directly uses the terms 'travelers, pilgrims and strangers' which are also found in 1 Peter 2:11. The context of abstaining from worldly desires also aligns.
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth."
EGW uses the phrase 'strangers and pilgrims on earth,' which is a direct allusion to Hebrews 11:13. The context of living with a heavenly focus is also shared.
"It is God who gives men power to get wealth, and He has bestowed this ability, not as a means of gratifying self, but as a means of returning to God His own. With this object it is not a sin to acquire means. Money is to be earned by labor. Every youth should be trained to habits of industry. The Bible condemns no man for being rich if he has acquired his riches honestly. It is the selfish love of money wrongfully employed that is the root of all evil. Wealth will prove a blessing if we regard it as the Lord's, to be received with thankfulness and with thankfulness returned to the Giver. 6T 452.4"
"But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."
EGW directly references the idea that God gives the power to get wealth, which is the central theme of Deuteronomy 8:18. The purpose of wealth is also similarly discussed.
"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."
The EGW passage directly references the idea that the love of money is the root of all evil, expanding on the concept and providing context. It's more than a thematic parallel; it's a direct allusion and expansion.