"Christ came to the world with the accumulated love of eternity. Sweeping away the exactions which had encumbered the law of God, He showed that the law is a law of love, an expression of the Divine Goodness. He showed that in obedience to its principles is involved the happiness of mankind, and with it the stability, the very foundation and framework, of human society. Ed 76.3"
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
EGW directly interprets and expands on Jesus' statement about fulfilling the law, emphasizing its loving nature and connection to human happiness. It's more than a thematic parallel; it's a direct interpretation of the verse's implications.
"So far from making arbitrary requirements, God's law is given to men as a hedge, a shield. Whoever accepts its principles is preserved from evil. Fidelity to God involves fidelity to man. Thus the law guards the rights, the individuality, of every human being. It restrains the superior from oppression, and the subordinate from disobedience. It ensures man's well-being, both for this world and for the world to come. To the obedient it is the pledge of eternal life, for it expresses the principles that endure forever. Ed 76.4"
"Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee."
Both passages connect adherence to divine law/wisdom with preservation and protection. The proverb speaks of wisdom as a protector, while EGW speaks of God's law as a 'hedge' and 'shield.'