"Unity in Government Unitedly and prayerfully the father and mother should bear the grave responsibility of guiding their children aright. It is chiefly upon the mother that the work of child training devolves, but the father should not become so absorbed in business life or in the study of books that he cannot take time to study the natures and necessities of his children. He should help in devising ways by which they may be kept busy in useful labor agreeable to their varying dispositions. CT 127"
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
Ephesians 6:4 instructs fathers on how to raise children, and the EGW quote elaborates on the father's role in child-rearing, emphasizing involvement and guidance, directly relating to the principle of parental responsibility.
"Do not neglect to teach your children how to prepare wholesome food. In giving them these lessons in physiology and in good cooking, you are teaching them the first steps in some of the most useful branches of education and inculcating principles which are needful elements in their religious life. CT 127.1"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Proverbs 22:6 speaks of training a child, and the EGW quote specifies that training includes practical skills like cooking and understanding physiology, connecting these to religious life. This is a direct application of the principle of training.
"Teach your children from the cradle to practice self-denial and self-control. Teach them to enjoy the beauties of nature, and in useful employment to exercise all the powers of mind and body. Bring them up to have sound constitutions and good morals, to have sunny dispositions and sweet tempers. Teach them that to yield to temptation is weak and wicked; to resist is noble and manly. CT 127.2"
"And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."
Both passages emphasize self-control and discipline. 1 Corinthians 9:25 speaks of temperance in all things for a reward, while the EGW quote encourages self-denial and resisting temptation for moral strength. The theme of self-mastery is present in both.
"Let all, both old and young, give diligent heed to the words penned by the wise man three thousand years ago: “My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:1-4 . CT 127.3"
"My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man."
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 3:1-4 in this passage.