"Selection of Food Those foods should be chosen that best supply the elements needed for building up the body. In this choice, appetite is not a safe guide. Through wrong habits of eating, the appetite has become perverted. Often it demands food that impairs health and causes weakness instead of strength. We cannot safely be guided by the customs of society. The disease and suffering that everywhere prevail are largely due to popular errors in regard to diet. MH 295"
"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 directly echoes the principle in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit and should be treated with respect. EGW's emphasis on choosing foods that build up the body aligns with the idea of glorifying God in our bodies by taking care of them.
"Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."
Both passages warn against overindulgence and its negative consequences. The EGW passage discusses how a perverted appetite can lead to health problems, while Proverbs warns against being a 'riotous eater of flesh' and the resulting poverty and drowsiness. The shared theme is the danger of uncontrolled appetite and its detrimental effects.
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."
While the EGW quote focuses on food choices and the verse focuses on doing everything to God's glory, there's a thematic parallel. Choosing healthy food can be seen as an act of glorifying God by taking care of one's body, which is considered a temple.
"In order to know what are the best foods, we must study God's original plan for man's diet. He who created man and who understands his needs appointed Adam his food. “Behold,” He said, “I have given you every herb yielding seed, ... and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food.” Genesis 1:29 , A.R.V. Upon leaving Eden to gain his livelihood by tilling the earth under the curse of sin, man received permission to eat also “the herb of the field.” Genesis 3:18 . MH 295.3"
"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat."
The EGW passage directly quotes Genesis 1:29 and references it as God's original plan for man's diet. This is a clear and direct allusion.
"Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;"
Ellen White directly references Genesis 3:18 in this passage.