"Inactivity is a fruitful cause of disease. Exercise quickens and equalizes the circulation of the blood, but in idleness the blood does not circulate freely, and the changes in it, so necessary to life and health, do not take place. The skin, too, becomes inactive. Impurities are not expelled as they would be if the circulation had been quickened by vigorous exercise, the skin kept in a healthy condition, and the lungs fed with plenty of pure, fresh air. This state of the system throws a double burden on the excretory organs, and disease is the result. MH 238.1"
"Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger."
Both passages link inactivity/slothfulness with negative consequences for health. The EGW passage provides a more detailed explanation of the physiological effects, while Proverbs focuses on the general consequences of idleness.
"Those who have broken down from mental labor should have rest from wearing thought; but they should not be led to believe that it is dangerous to use their mental powers at all. Many are inclined to regard their condition as worse than it really is. This state of mind is unfavorable to recovery, and should not be encouraged. MH 238.3"
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Both passages discuss the impact of mental state on physical health. Proverbs 17:22 speaks of a merry heart as medicine and a broken spirit as detrimental, while the EGW passage discusses the negative impact of negative mental states on recovery. The connection is strong and relevant.
"Ministers, teachers, students, and other brain workers often suffer from illness as the result of severe mental taxation, unrelieved by physical exercise. What these persons need is a more active life. Strictly temperate habits, combined with proper exercise, would ensure both mental and physical vigor, and would give power of endurance to all brain workers. MH 238.4"
"And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."
Both passages emphasize the importance of temperance and self-control for achieving a desired outcome. 1 Corinthians 9:25 speaks of athletes practicing temperance to win a crown, while the EGW passage speaks of temperate habits and exercise for mental and physical vigor. The connection is valid.
"it; the labor of the hands should never degenerate into mere drudgery. MH 238.5"
"Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth."
The EGW quote echoes the principle in Ephesians 4:28, emphasizing the value of labor and avoiding mere drudgery. Both passages promote productive work.