"So far as possible we should avoid hurried eating. The shorter the time for a meal, the less should be eaten. It is better to omit a meal than to eat without proper mastication. Ed 206.1"
"The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want."
While Proverbs 21:5 speaks of diligence and hastiness in a broader context, the principle of avoiding haste and its negative consequences can be applied to eating. EGW directly connects hurried eating with poor digestion and health, echoing the idea that haste leads to negative outcomes.
"Mealtime should be a season for social intercourse and refreshment. Everything that can burden or irritate should be banished. Let trust and kindliness and gratitude to the Giver of all good be cherished, and the conversation will be cheerful, a pleasant flow of thought that will uplift without wearying. Ed 206.2"
"Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Both passages emphasize gratitude and a positive atmosphere. The Psalm focuses on entering God's presence with thanksgiving, while the EGW passage applies this principle to mealtimes, suggesting a similar spirit of gratitude and joyful fellowship.
"much in smoothing life's pathway. At the same time the power of self-control thus acquired will be found one of the most valuable of equipments for grappling successfully with the stern duties and realities that await every human being. Ed 206.3"
"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."
The EGW passage directly echoes the principle of self-control found in Proverbs 25:28. Both emphasize the importance of self-control for navigating life's challenges. The proverb uses the metaphor of a city without walls, while EGW speaks of 'grappling successfully with the stern duties and realities.'
"Wisdom's “ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” Proverbs 3:17 . Let every youth in our land, with the possibilities before him of a destiny higher than that of crowned kings, ponder the lesson conveyed in the words of the wise man, “Blessed art thou, O land, when ... thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!” Ecclesiastes 10:17 . Ed 206.4"
"Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace."
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 3:17 in this passage.
"Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!"
Ellen White directly references Ecclesiastes 10:17 in this passage.