"Our Saviour did not encourage any to attend the rabbinical schools of His day, for the reason that their minds would be corrupted with the continually repeated, “They say,” or “It has been said.” Why, then, should we accept the unstable words of men as exalted wisdom, when a greater, a certain wisdom is at our command? CT 386.2"
"But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Both passages critique the practice of prioritizing human traditions and teachings over divine wisdom. EGW applies this to rabbinical schools, while Matthew speaks more broadly about teaching the commandments of men as doctrines.