"Never should books containing a perversion of truth be placed in the hands of children or youth. Let not our children, in the very process of obtaining an education, receive ideas that will prove to be seeds of sin. If those with mature minds had nothing to do with such books, they would themselves be far safer, and their example and influence on the right side would make it far less difficult to guard the youth from temptation. CT 385.1"
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Both passages emphasize the importance of guiding children away from harmful influences. EGW focuses on books containing perversions of truth, while Proverbs speaks more generally about training a child in the right way.
"“Have I not written to thee excellent things In counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?” Proverbs 22:17-21 . CT 385.3"
"Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?"
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 22:17-21 in this passage.
"“Showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.” “That the generation to come might know them, Even the children which should be born; Who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God.:” Psalm 78:4-7 . CT 385.5"
"We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:"
Ellen White directly references Psalms 78:4-7 in this passage.
"“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, And He addeth no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22 . CT 385.6"
"The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 10:22 in this passage.