Bible Verses About Afflictions Made Beneficial: In exercising our patience

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,

And not only so , but we also boast in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation doth work endurance;

knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

for what renown is it , if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure it ? but if, doing good and suffering for it , ye do endure, this is gracious with God,