Romans 5:3-4 - 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Jer. 12:5 - 5 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?

Jeremiah 15:1 - 1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city.

James 1:12 - 12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

Romans 5:3-4 - 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

Psalms 119:32 - 32 I run in the path of your commands, for you have broadened my understanding

Isaiah 40:31 - 31 but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Proverbs 31:30 "Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain:but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised."

Habakkuk 2:2 - Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.

Gal. 5:7 - 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?