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# Whoever disciplines someone, afterward will find more favor from him than from the one who flatters him with his tongue
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This can be stated in active form, with the abstract noun "favor" being expressed as a verb. AT: "A person will favor the one who disciplines him more than he favors the person who flatters him with his tongue" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# Whoever disciplines
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"If a person disciplines"
# disciplines
trains people to obey a set of guidelines for moral behavior
# flatters him with his tongue
The tongue here represents speaking. AT: "flatters him with words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# flatters
praises someone in a manner that is not sincere, or praises someone about things that are not true