"Another evil which custom fosters is the unequal distribution of the clothing, so that while some parts of the body have more than is required, others are insufficiently clad. The feet and limbs, being remote from the vital organs, should be especially guarded from cold by abundant clothing. It is impossible to have health when the extremities are habitually cold; for if there is too little blood in them there will be too much in other portions of the body. Perfect health requires a perfect circulation; but this cannot be had while three or four times as much clothing is worn upon the body, where the vital organs are situated, as upon the feet and limbs. MH 293.1"
"That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another."
The EGW passage discusses the importance of balanced clothing to maintain health, drawing a parallel to the need for equal care among members of the body as described in 1 Corinthians 12:25. The principle of caring for all parts of the body equally is present in both passages.
"A multitude of women are nervous and careworn because they deprive themselves of the pure air that would make pure blood, and of the freedom of motion that would send the blood bounding through the veins, giving life, health, and energy. Many women have become confirmed invalids when they might have enjoyed health, and many have died of consumption and other diseases when they might have lived their allotted term of life had they dressed in accordance with health principles and exercised freely in the open air. MH 293.2"
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
Both passages connect emotional/mental state (air, freedom of motion vs. merry heart) with physical health. The EGW passage speaks of pure air and freedom of motion leading to health, while Proverbs speaks of a merry heart being like medicine. There's a clear parallel in the idea that one's disposition affects physical well-being.
"In order to secure the most healthful clothing, the needs of every part of the body must be carefully studied. The character of the climate, the surroundings, the condition of health, the age, and the occupation must all be considered. Every article of dress should fit easily, obstructing neither the circulation of the blood nor a free, full, natural respiration. Everything worn should be so loose that when the arms are raised the clothing will be correspondingly lifted. MH 293.3"
"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? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
The EGW passage emphasizes the importance of clothing that allows for proper bodily function, which directly relates to the principle in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and should be used to glorify God. Taking care of the body through proper clothing is a practical application of this principle.
"Women who are in failing health can do much for themselves by sensible dressing and exercise. When suitably dressed for outdoor enjoyment, let them exercise in the open air, carefully at first, but increasing the amount of exercise as they can endure it. By taking this course, many might regain health and live to take their share in the world's work. MH 293.4"
"For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."
The passage emphasizes the value of physical exercise for health, which aligns with the idea that bodily exercise profits a little.