"When very young, children should be educated to read, to write, to understand figures, to keep their own accounts. They may go forward, advancing step by step in this knowledge. But before everything else, they should be taught that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. They should be educated line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; but the one aim before the teacher should be to educate the children to know God, and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. CT 168.3"
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment of Proverbs 9:10, emphasizing the importance of fearing God as the foundation of wisdom, especially in the context of education.
"For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:"
EGW directly alludes to Isaiah 28:10, using the phrase 'line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little' in the context of education.
"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment of John 17:3, emphasizing the importance of knowing God and Jesus Christ, especially in the context of education.