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Bible Verses about Seasons

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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff on 09/28/2026

What does the Bible say about Seasons? Ecclesiastes 3:1 is the best-known verse on the topic: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." Discover the top Bible verses about seasons from the Old and New Testaments, from the literal seasons of the year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) to the seasons of life that each of us walks through. Read through the biblical references to seasons to learn more about their meaning and significance. May you find some insight from these related scripture quotes!

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Best Bible Verses for Each Season

Scripture doesn't assign verses to particular months, but the imagery of each season (new growth, long days, harvest, and rest) shows up throughout the Bible. Here is one of the best Bible verses for each season of the year.

Best Bible Verse for Spring

Song of Solomon 2:11-12 - "For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land."

As winter gives way to new growth, this verse celebrates renewal and the hope of a fresh start.

Best Bible Verse for Summer

Psalm 74:17 - "You have fixed all the boundaries of the earth; you have made summer and winter."

A reminder that the rhythm of the seasons, long warm days included, is part of God's design.

Best Bible Verse for Fall

Psalm 65:11 - "You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance."

Fall is harvest season, a natural time to reflect on God's provision and give thanks for what He has brought to fruition.

Best Bible Verse for Winter

Isaiah 1:18 - "Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."

Winter can feel quiet or hard, and this verse points to the cleansing and fresh start God offers, like a clean blanket of snow.

Read more Bible verses about seasons below

Acts 14:17

17 Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
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Daniel 2:21

21 He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
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Psalm 104:19

19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
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Genesis 8:22

Genesis 8:22
22 “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”
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Acts 1:7

7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.
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Daniel 2:35

35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.
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Song of Songs 2:11

11 See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

It's all in the timing - Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
9 What do workers gain from their toil?
10 I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race.
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
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Genesis 1:14

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
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1 Thessalonians 5:1

1 Now, brothers and sisters, about times and dates we do not need to write to you,
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Romans 1:20

20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
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Matthew 24:32

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
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Isaiah 65:16

16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the one true God; whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the one true God. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.
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Matthew 21:41

41 “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
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Psalm 74:17

17 It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth; you made both summer and winter.
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Zechariah 14:8

8 On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.
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Proverbs 20:4

4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
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Matthew 24:20

20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
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Mark 13:28

28 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
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Jeremiah 8:20

20 “The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved.”
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Proverbs 10:5

5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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Genesis 1:6-8

6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
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Judges 14:8

8 Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass, and in it he saw a swarm of bees and some honey.
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Isaiah 7:18

18 In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria.
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John 8:12

Light of Life
12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
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Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ecclesiastes 3:1
1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:
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Revelation 3:14

14 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write:These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation.
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Nehemiah 5:13

13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!” At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
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Numbers 5:22

22 May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.” “ ‘Then the woman is to say, “Amen. So be it.”
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Jeremiah 33:20

20 “This is what the LORD says: ‘If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,
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Mark 12:2

2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.
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Acts 1:1

1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach
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Romans 8:28

Your Daily Verse - Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:13
13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11

Ecclesiastes 3:11
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
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Galatians 6:9

Galatians 6:9 - Do Not Give Up
9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
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Psalm 139:16

16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
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Psalm 19:1

The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
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Genesis 1:14-18

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth,
18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
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Hebrews 9:27

27 Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
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Psalm 118:12

12 They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
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Matthew 24:32-33

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that itis near, right at the door.
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1 Corinthians 14:16

16 Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer, say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying?
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