# Is “To everything there is a season” in the Bible?

> Yes. “To everything there is a season” comes from the Bible, from Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/to-everything-there-is-a-season
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.

## The verse

> Everything has its season, and every matter under heaven has its time:
>
> — [Ecclesiastes 3:1](https://www.lumin.faith/read/ecclesiastes/3#1) (Lumin Translation)

The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse.

## What it means there

It opens a poem of 14 pairs: a time to be born and a time to die, to weep and to laugh, for war and for peace (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8). Pete Seeger set the poem to music as “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, the song the Byrds made famous.

## Also in the Bible

> a time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted;
>
> — [Ecclesiastes 3:2](https://www.lumin.faith/read/ecclesiastes/3#2) (Lumin Translation)

> a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
>
> — [Ecclesiastes 3:4](https://www.lumin.faith/read/ecclesiastes/3#4) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “To everything there is a season” in the Bible?

Yes. “To everything there is a season” comes from the Bible, from Ecclesiastes 3:1. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.

### Where in the Bible is “To everything there is a season”?

In Ecclesiastes 3:1, and also Ecclesiastes 3:2 and Ecclesiastes 3:4. In the Lumin Translation, Ecclesiastes 3:1 reads: “Everything has its season, and every matter under heaven has its time:”

### Who said “To everything there is a season”?

The Teacher of Ecclesiastes says it. Tradition names him as Solomon.

### What does “To everything there is a season” mean in the Bible?

It opens a poem of 14 pairs: a time to be born and a time to die, to weep and to laugh, for war and for peace (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8). Pete Seeger set the poem to music as “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, the song the Byrds made famous.

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