"There is need to consider not only the properties of the food but its adaptation to the eater. Often food that can be eaten freely by persons engaged in physical labor must be avoided by those whose work is chiefly mental. Attention should be given also to the proper combination of foods. By brain workers and others of sedentary pursuits, but few kinds should be taken at a meal. Ed 205.1"
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
Both passages emphasize that all actions, including eating and drinking, should be done with consideration and purpose. 1 Corinthians 10:31 calls for doing everything to the glory of God, while EGW discusses the need to consider the properties of food and its adaptation to the eater. The principle of mindful and purposeful action is present in both.
"And overeating, even of the most wholesome food, is to be guarded against. Nature can use no more than is required for building up the various organs of the body, and excess clogs the system. Many a student is supposed to have broken down from overstudy, when the real cause was overeating. While proper attention is given to the laws of health, there is little danger from mental taxation; but in many cases of so-called mental failure it is the overcrowding of the stomach that wearies the body and weakens the mind. Ed 205.2"
"Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."
Both passages address the dangers of overeating and its negative consequences. Proverbs focuses on poverty and drowsiness, while EGW focuses on physical and mental impairment. The core theme of avoiding excess is present in both.
"All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any."
While not a direct quote, the principle of not being 'brought under the power of any' can be applied to overeating. EGW argues that overeating controls and weakens the individual, which aligns with the idea of not being mastered by anything.
"In most cases two meals a day are preferable to three. Supper, when taken at an early hour, interferes with the digestion of the previous meal. When taken later, it is not itself digested before bedtime. Thus the stomach fails of securing proper rest. The sleep is disturbed, the brain and nerves are wearied, the appetite for breakfast is impaired, the whole system is unrefreshed and is unready for the day's duties. Ed 205.3"
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?"
EGW's emphasis on caring for the body through proper eating habits aligns with the concept of the body being a temple of the Holy Spirit. Both passages highlight the importance of treating the body with respect and care.
"The importance of regularity in the time for eating and sleeping should not be overlooked. Since the work of building up the body takes place during the hours of rest, it is essential, especially in youth, that sleep should be regular and abundant. Ed 205.4"
"It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep."
Both passages emphasize the importance of sleep. Psalms 127:2 speaks of God giving sleep to his beloved, while EGW highlights the necessity of regular and abundant sleep for physical restoration, especially during youth. The underlying theme of the value of sleep is present in both.