"Both by precept and example, the young should be taught simplicity of dress and manners, industry, sobriety, and economy. Many students are extravagant in spending the means furnished them by their parents. They try to show themselves superior to their associates by a lavish use of money for display and self- indulgence. In some institutions of learning, this matter has been regarded of so great consequence that the dress of the student is prescribed and his use of money limited by law. But indulgent parents and indulged students will find some way to evade the law. We would resort to no such means. We ask Christian parents to take all these matters under careful, prayerful consideration, to seek counsel from the word of God, and then endeavor to act in accordance with its teachings. CE 244.1"
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"
Both passages advocate for modesty and simplicity in dress. 1 Timothy 2:9 specifically addresses women's attire, while the EGW passage applies the principle of simplicity to students' dress and spending habits.
"Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
Both passages encourage sober living and the rejection of worldly desires. Titus 2:12 provides the general principle, while the EGW passage applies this principle to the context of students avoiding extravagance and self-indulgence.
"physical as well as mental improvement. If girls were taught how to cook, especially how to make good bread, their education would be of far greater value. A knowledge of useful labor would prevent, to a great extent, that sickly sentimentalism which has been and is still ruining thousands. The exercise of the muscles as well as the brain will encourage taste for the homely duties of practical life.— “Testimony,” No. 31. CE 244.2"
"She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness."
The EGW passage advocates for teaching girls practical skills like cooking, echoing the description of the virtuous woman in Proverbs 31:27 who diligently manages her household. Both emphasize the value of domestic skills and avoiding idleness.