Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Cross-reference

Ecclesiastes 7:14 develops the same theme: God appoints both prosperity and adversity, each with its proper time.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 directly applies the principle — a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure, echoing the time-for-everything theme.

Ecclesiastes 8:6 reinforces the same idea: there is a proper time and procedure for every matter, elaborating on this verse's claim.

Proverbs 15:23 praises a word spoken in due season — directly echoing the 'season for every purpose' from Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Exodus 9:5 Parallel

Exodus 9:5 records God appointing a specific time for the plague — a concrete instance of the 'time for every purpose' from Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Leviticus 23:37 lists appointed feasts 'on their day' — reflecting the ordered seasons described in Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Psalm 31:15 Parallel

Psalm 31:15 declares 'my times are in Your hand' — directly affirming God's sovereignty over the seasons in Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Daniel 2:21 Parallel

Daniel 2:21 states God changes times and seasons — the same divine control over seasons expressed in Ecclesiastes 3:1.

John 2:4 Related theme

In John 2:4, Jesus says his 'hour' has not yet come — a direct application that there is a set time for every purpose.

John 7:6 Related theme

In John 7:6, Jesus distinguishes his time from the world's — reinforcing that divine timing governs all events.

2 Kings 5:26 questions whether it was the right time for Gehazi to accept gifts — a specific case of discerning proper timing.

2 Chronicles 33:12 shows Manasseh humbling himself in distress — a specific season of affliction fitting the principle in Ecclesiastes 3:1.