"He bids us, in dealing with the tempted and the erring, consider “thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” Galatians 6:1 . With a sense of our own infirmities, we shall have compassion for the infirmities of others. MH 166.2 “Who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? “One is your Master; ... and all ye are brethren.” “Why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother?” “Let us not therefore judge one another: ... but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.” 1 Corinthians 4:7 ; Matthew 23:8 ; Romans 14:10, 13 . MH 166.3"
"Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."
Ellen White directly references Galatians 6:1 in this passage.
"For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?"
Ellen White directly references 1 Corinthians 4:7 in this passage.
"But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 23:8 in this passage.
"It is always humiliating to have one's errors pointed out. None should make the experience more bitter by needless censure. No one was ever reclaimed by reproach; but many have thus been repelled and have been led to steel their hearts against conviction. A tender spirit, a gentle, winning deportment, may save the erring and hide a multitude of sins. MH 166.4"
"Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins."
Both passages connect gentleness and a forgiving spirit with covering sins. James 5:20 speaks of hiding a multitude of sins through conversion, while EGW speaks of saving the erring and hiding sins through a tender spirit. The core idea of covering sins through a gentle approach is present in both.
"The apostle Paul found it necessary to reprove wrong, but how carefully he sought to show that he was a friend to the erring! How anxiously he explained to them the reason of his action! He made them understand that it cost him pain to give them pain. He showed his confidence and sympathy toward the ones who were struggling to overcome. MH 166.5"
"For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you."
Both passages highlight the importance of showing love and care even when reproving someone. 2 Corinthians 2:4 describes Paul's painful writing motivated by love, while EGW describes Paul's careful approach to reproof, emphasizing his friendship and concern. The shared theme is reproving with love and empathy.