Can Evil be Defeated through Suffering?

I mentioned a couple of weeks back that I had been thinking a lot about God. One of the questions that has been swirling round my head ever since is this one: Can evil be defeated through suffering?
This idea was mentioned in the doco I watched about the miracles of Jesus, it is part of the Jewish belief system and it immediately fascinated me.
It reminds me of the " if you enjoy it it must be a sin" type philosophy but is there any truth to it? and is there any biblical evidence for it?

These are my thoughts alone, and anyone who has an opinion is welcome join the (so far one sided) discussion.

I started by trying to think of relevant bible verses:
"turn the other cheek"
"do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
"the last shall be first" and " a soft answer turneth away wrath" all came to mind. They don't talk specifically about suffering or about defeating evil but they do give a general picture of moving softly in the world. They are about a gentle response to persecution and a gentle response would have to be the first step in making sure that a nasty situation doesn't escalate to something more evil.
There are more reasons for suffering than persecution, though and eventually I realised that I should look at God's posterboy for suffering...Job.

Job suffered at the hands of Satan. He lost his children and his wealth. Then he got sick. Really sick. He was angry and hurting about all of this and his friends basically told him it must be his fault. It was all horrible but Job maintained the position that God must have a reason for allowing it. He was angry at God but acknowledged His sovereignty. When all of this had happened God put a stop to the suffering, He defeated evil (the evil one).

Anyway, it all seems rather obvious now but my answer to the question is this: only God can completely defeat evil. He will do it in His time and His way but only He has that kind of power.
Having said that, our response to suffering can be one that promotes the cause of evil or it can be one that hinders evil. If a situation requires us to hinder evil by suffering, or worse by enduring pain on top of pain, then in a small way we can contribute to the defeat of evil through suffering.